National Center for Construction Safety and Health

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请建立在我们自1990年以来管理建筑中心的经验之上。作为NIOSH建筑研究计划的一个组成部分，我们的目标是通过以下方式继续减少建筑行业的伤害和疾病：1）建立在我们现有的知识基础上，加强和加速识别和采用基于证据的最佳实践; 2）响应诺拉建筑行业理事会的目标和国家科学院的审查：3）更加注重研究实践（r2 p）; 4）跟踪行业变化，评估安全和健康结果的变化; 5）更迅速地应对新出现的问题和趋势。 我们的具体目标是： l）核心职能：管理一个中心，产生协同效应，作为多学科和充分整合的结果，促进建筑安全和健康研究的持续发展，并促进调查人员和行业之间的有效联系; 2)假设检验研究：检验和评估预防伤害和疾病的降低风险策略; 3)从研究到实践：协调和促进研究，以加快采用最佳做法;评估推广的影响，并不断改进最佳做法的推广和采用; 4)新出现的问题：不断发现新的安全和健康风险或预防机会，并迅速作出反应; 5)跟踪和传播：跟踪行业特征和安全健康结果的变化;维护并持续更新

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application builds on our experience administering the Construction Center since 1990. As an integral part of the NIOSH construction Research Program, our objective is to continue to reduce the injuries and illnesses in the construction industry by: 1) building on our current base of knowledge and intensifying and accelerating the identification and adoption of evidence-based best practices; 2) responding to the NORA Construction Sector Council goals and National Academy review: 3) focusing more on research to practice (r2p); 4) tracking changes in the industry and evaluating changes in safety and health outcomes; and 5) responding more rapidly to emerging issues and trends. Our Specific Aims are to: l)Core Functions: Administer a center that produces synergies as a result of being multi-disciplinary and fully integrated, that fosters the continued advancement of construction safety and health research, and that facilitates effective ties between investigators and the industry; 2) Hypothesis Testing Research: Test and evaluate risk-reduction strategies that prevent injuries and illnesses; 3) Research to Practice: Coordinate and promote research to speed up the adoption of best practices; evaluate impact of diffusion and continuously improve on diffusion and adoption of best practices; 4) Emerging Issues: Continuously identify new safety and health risks or opportunities for prevention, and respond rapidly to them; and 5) Tracking and Dissemination: Track changes in industry characteristics and safety and health outcomes; maintain and continuously update