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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (),Ìýand Â鶹ÊÓƵ – Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ)ÌýestablishedÌýthe r2p Working Group in 2010.

Our Vision: Widespread adoption of effective research-driven safety and health interventions and practices on construction job sites to protect and improve the lives of workers and their families.

Our Mission:ÌýTo work collaboratively to maximize our collective resources to protect construction workers from the trench to the steel by:

• Translating research findings into practical applications and in appropriate language and formats;
• Broadly disseminating research-based findings to construction audiences;
• Facilitating relationships and exchange between researchers and construction stakeholders; and
• Driving demand, availability, and use of safety and health interventions and practices to eliminate construction worker fatalities and reduce injury and illness.

Examples ofÌýjointÌýefforts to date include:

• The National Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction –ÌýÌý(campaign website)
  –The National Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction:ÌýA Social Network AnalysisÌý–ÌýExecutive SummaryÌýNew

–ÌýPreventing falls in residential construction: Effectiveness of engaging partners for a national social marketing campaign.ÌýAmerican Journal of Industrial MedicineÌý58(8):Ìý809-823

• Nail Gun Safety materials to promote their safe use
  – NIOSH-OSHA –Ìý
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  – Â鶹ÊÓƵ –ÌýNailÌýGuns Hazard Alert CardÌýandÌýPistolas de Clavos
• Ìý– a website designed to raise awareness and protect workers from silica exposure, including a free online contractor planning tool to create a silica control plan
• Reaching vulnerable workersÌý– studies, reports, and related resources on reaching young workers, Latino workers, new entrants to the industry, and those working for small contractors
• CareerÌýTechnical EducationÌý– formative research on integrating safety and health training into this educational format in construction
• Preventing hearing lossÌý– infographics, information on quiet-low noise equipment, and other resources
• Social Marketing in Construction Safety & Health