CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, MD (Dr Sinyai, Ms Barlet); Bridgeport Research, Falls Church, VA (Dr Sinyai).
Address correspondence to: Clayton Sinyai, PhD, 7145 Roosevelt Ave, Falls Church, VA 22042 ([email protected]).
Authors’ contributions: C.S. designed the study, gathered the data, evaluated and coded the survey responses, and prepared the summary findings. G.B. evaluated and coded the survey responses and conducted statistical analysis on the results.
Funding: Grant sponsor: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Grant number: OH 009762.
Institution and Ethics approval and informed consent: The CPWR Institutional Review Board found this project exempt as participation was voluntary, individual identifying data was not collected, and that disclosure was unlikely to result in harm to participants (FWA00000608).
Disclaimer: None.
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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