Preventing Overexertion Injuries by Reducing Manual Materials Handling in Construction -- Occupational Health & Safety

Preventing Overexertion Injuries by Reducing Manual Materials Handling in Construction

Overexertion injuries caused by manually lifting and moving heavy materials are common among construction workers. Join us to learn more about recent data trends on overexertion and musculoskeletal disorders in the construction industry. You’ll also learn about CPWR’s Best Built Plans Program, which provides free resources to help contractors plan at each project stage to reduce the risk for overexertion injuries caused by manual materials handling.

Amber Trueblood will begin with a quick review of overexertion and MSD data trends. She will then pass things to Grace Barlet who will tell you everything you need to know about CPWR’s Best Built Plans.

Speakers:

Amber Trueblood, DrPH is the Data Center Director at CPWR ‒ The Center for Construction Research and Training. She is passionate about using surveillance data to identify occupational injury trends, as well as presenting complex statistics in easy to digest formats for all audiences. Amber received her DrPH in Environmental Health and Epidemiology from Texas A&M University and her MPH in Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences from the University of Texas School of Public Health.

Grace Barlet, MPH, is a Research Analyst at CPWR ‒ The Center for Construction Research and Training, where she is part of the Research to Practice (r2p) team. At CPWR, she conducts research on the hazards construction workers face on the job and develops translational products for contractors, workers, and other stakeholders based on research findings. She received her MPH in Environmental Health Sciences from the Yale School of Public Health.

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Date: Mar 06, 2025

Time: 2:00 PM ET

Duration: 1 Hour

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