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Editorial
. 2025 Mar:68 Suppl 1:S3-S7.
doi: 10.1002/ajim.23708. Epub 2025 Jan 28.

Foreword: Progress in Construction Safety and Health

Knut Ringen  1   2 , Karl-Heinz Noetel  2 , Krishna N Sen  3 , Miles Fisher  1
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Editorial

Foreword: Progress in Construction Safety and Health

Knut Ringen et al. Am J Ind Med. 2025 Mar.

Abstract

The construction industry has always been a large economic sector that is very hazardous to work in. Over the past 40 years there have been major improvements in safety and health practices driven by increased research and more rapid adoption of best practices, not just in the developed countries but also in emerging economies. This special issue aims to showcase a spectrum of perspectives from research to practice, about the current state of construction safety and health.

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