Safety data: Where to start

Brief of diving:

• Collecting and applying detailed data analytics to improve workplace security may be easier than it seems, according to experts who met at Discuss the falls in construction During a webinar of May 7 moderated by the Dive Editor of the Construction Zach Phillips.
• The panel, hosted by Osha During the construction week of constructionHe featured security agency experts, St. Louis Clayco and CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training. Together they shared safety tips and resources that can help contractors keep their workers in the falls.
• The suggestions of the panelists included tips to begin with the collection of security data and practical examples of how these statistics can report on experimentation and implementation of new security practices, such as the “Ladders Last” program in Clayco, which promotes lifts or the use of scaffolding.

Divide vision:

Falls, searches and trips represented 421, or almost 40%, of all fatalities in the 2023 workplace, according to the Most recent data from the United States Office of Labor Statistics. This was the highest part of any unique danger, so it is not uncommon for jobs across the country to stay stands on May 7 to review autumn safety.

Todd Friis, a Senior Vice President of Clayco Risk Management, said during the group that the company has an internal security analyst that collects and reviews a wide variety of security data to make decisions to improve workplace safety.

With this information, the company discovered that 10% of the slip -related events, travel and fall involved stairs, along with several nearby calls where the use of the scale was a factor that contributes. As a result, Clayco created his “Ladders Last” initiative, which Friis said he encouraged highly safe alternatives (such as lifts or scaffolding) and, in some cases, required a permit for the use of tools.

“We use data every week and, more often, as needed, to really evaluate where we are and to maintain a pulse about what is happening inside the company,” Friis told viewers.

Jessica Bunting, director of Research in Silver Spring, CPWR, based in Maryland, said that the best way to start using data is simply to start collecting them, even if it must be done anonymously at first. However, Bunting also warned viewers not to use the data punitively, punishing workers for what they are mistaken, but focused on safe workplace and reinforcing good practices.

Data command boards

For smaller contractors that may be limited to data that may be collected, mentioned CPWR Data Centerproviding different reports and interactive data boards related to fatal injuries and victims, along with other health and safety trends.

“I think it really is not so difficult to start, and it can really help you find out where you want to spend your money, especially as a small contractor with limited resources,” said Bunting.

Other contractors have also used data to sharpen their security efforts. Tricia Thibodeaux, Vice President of Health, Security and Environment for Irving, based in Texas, told Construction Dive that the company could Identify nine activities It was widely performed throughout the company with the highest risk of mortality or severe injuries. He found these culprits evaluating the data of the industry and his own incident history.

“Fluor developed the safest program of options to educate workers about their personal tolerance for risk and their impact on decision -making,” Thibodeaux told Construction Dive. “This initiative emphasizes the importance of making more secure decisions and recognizing possible dangers before they become problems.”