Howard Mavity’s article “Managing Construction Safety Goes Beyond Adhering to OSHA Standards and Reducing Injury and Illness Rates” was featured in May 2015 issue of Construction Business Owner.
Managing construction safety risks requires more than recognizing the most frequently cited OSHA standards or focusing on reducing the Employer Modification Rate (EMR) and Injury and Illness rates. As a starting point, the risk professional should divide his or her efforts into two separate and not always related categories: risk as a direct safety issue and risk as a monetary issue.
Efforts to comply with OSHA standards may not meaningfully affect workplace injuries, and a focus on reducing injuries may still leave the company exposed to OSHA citations for routine compliance items. A risk professional could also add a third category of documentation, because employers may be following OSHA requirements, but they cannot document their actions.
In the article, Howard discusses the following topics:
- Build a Working Safety Process
- Reduce Risks and OSHA Citations
- Step Up Subcontractor Management
- Train Isolated Workers
- Attack the Causes of Unsafe Behavior
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