Goal 1: Reduce the major risks associated with traumatic injuries and fatalities in construction.

• 1.1 Falls from elevations

• 1.2 Contact with electricity

• 1.3 Struck-by incidents involving vehicles/equipment

• 1.4 Confined space, excavation, and trenching

• 1.5 Construction vehicle rollovers

Goal 2: Reduce exposures to health hazards associated with major risks of occupational illness in construction.

• 2.1 Reduce noise exposures and hearing loss

• 2.2 Reduce lead exposure and related health effects

• 2.3 Reduce silica exposure and silicosis

• 2.4 Reduce asphalt fume exposures and related health effects

• 2.5 Reduce dermal exposures and related skin disorders

• 2.6 Reduce welding fume exposures and related health effects

Goal 3: Reduce the major risks associated with musculoskeletal disorders in construction.

• 3.1 Reduce musculoskeletal disorders

• 3.2 Reduce disorders associated with excessive exposure to vibration

Goal 4: Increase understanding of construction sector attributes that affect occupational safety and health outcomes.

• 4.1 Use and improve surveillance resources to identify and track construction safety and health risks

• 4.2 Address special populations of employers and employees within construction (e.g., immigrant workers, youth workers)

• 4.3 Optimize the role of safety and health in construction training efforts

• 4.4 Explore promising approaches for addressing construction hazards

• 4.5 Improve diffusion of safety and health research to construction practice

SOURCE: NIOSH (2007).