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  • 1.  The Things That Hurt People Are Not the Same as the Things That Kill People: Key Differences in the Proximal Causes of Low- and High-Severity Construction Injuries

    Posted 17 days ago

    Faced with compelling evidence that the ratio of fatal and nonfatal injuries is not constant,

    there has been a desire to identify what is different about SIFs.

    Within the safety profession, the idea that the things that hurt people are not the same as the things that kill people

    has begun to replace the antiquated view that SIFs will be prevented by addressing LSIs.

    Cheers,

    Bill

    Byby  Arnaldo Bayona, S.M.ASCE; Matthew R. Hallowell, A.M.ASCE, and Siddharth Bhandari, A.M.ASCE3

    [1J. Constr. Eng. Manage., 2024, 150(8): 04024089



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    William M. Hayden Jr., Ph.D., P.E., CMQ/OE, F.ASCE
    Buffalo, N.Y.

    "It is never too late to be what you might have been." -- George Eliot 1819 - 1880
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  • 2.  RE: The Things That Hurt People Are Not the Same as the Things That Kill People: Key Differences in the Proximal Causes of Low- and High-Severity Construction Injuries

    Posted 16 days ago

    Great to know. Further to the cited, there are some other sources on different safety protocols and terminologies

    Here are two that may add to the interest:

    An S-Word Worth Knowing

    Standardized Leading Safety Indicators

    Dilip

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  • 3.  RE: The Things That Hurt People Are Not the Same as the Things That Kill People: Key Differences in the Proximal Causes of Low- and High-Severity Construction Injuries

    Posted 2 days ago

    Thanks for providing this background reference. Before weighing in on the original question, I'm curious about the background of SIFs, SILs, and SIS and the case for action. This feels like a combination of the well-established bow tie analysis and managing risk to ALARP with new names. 



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    Mitch Winkler P.E.(inactive), M.ASCE
    Houston, TX
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  • 4.  RE: The Things That Hurt People Are Not the Same as the Things That Kill People: Key Differences in the Proximal Causes of Low- and High-Severity Construction Injuries

    Posted 15 days ago

    This entire paper was very interesting to someone that has been less plugged in on the research itself, but does work in the construction industry and writes safety plans. Probably the most surprising thing I saw was that human factors, while being the cause of many injuries, were not differentiators in serious injuries and fatalities. The biggest differentiators for serious injuries and fatalities were that there was 1) an absent or lack of following a work plan, or 2) a lack in direct controls to prevent the SIF's. What was also interesting was that "near misses" for SIF's were basically caused by the same 2 factors, so if you address the items you see in near misses in your updates to work plans and direct controls, you likely find ways to reduce SIF's. 



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    Lawrence Simonson P.E., M.ASCE
    Senior Engineer
    Bunnell-Lammons Engineering
    Greenville SC
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  • 5.  RE: The Things That Hurt People Are Not the Same as the Things That Kill People: Key Differences in the Proximal Causes of Low- and High-Severity Construction Injuries

    Posted 15 days ago

    Delighted to learn of the interest!

    • To get on the mailing list for more:

    Dr. Siddharth Bhandari | Associate Director of Research, Construction Safety Research Alliance (CSRA) | 

    University of Colorado at Boulder

    https://www.csra.colorado.edu/

    https://www.csra.colorado.edu/csracop

    Cheers,

    Bill



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    William M. Hayden Jr., Ph.D., P.E., CMQ/OE, F.ASCE
    Buffalo, N.Y.

    "It is never too late to be what you might have been." -- George Eliot 1819 - 1880
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  • 6.  RE: The Things That Hurt People Are Not the Same as the Things That Kill People: Key Differences in the Proximal Causes of Low- and High-Severity Construction Injuries

    Posted 2 days ago
    Edited by Tirza Austin 2 days ago

    Worked in very dangerous marine diving work of the past . OSHA ( Occupational Safety Health Administration ) guide line are helpful . Been in situation with injury and death happening with one incident . Keep safety consciousness up and back your front line people . 


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  • 7.  RE: The Things That Hurt People Are Not the Same as the Things That Kill People: Key Differences in the Proximal Causes of Low- and High-Severity Construction Injuries

    Posted 2 days ago
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    Thanks for sharing the post and your background Len!

    Re: "Keep safety consciousness up and back your front line people . "

    It seems clear to me that while your advice makes sense, in practice not

    certain it has been working.

    e.g., "Prevention By Design" feels and sounds good but still the results are not reliably safe.

    So, Len, if you would review the attached slide deck, and then provide more insight, it would be much appreciated.

    Cheers,

    Bill



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    William M. Hayden Jr., Ph.D., P.E., CMQ/OE, F.ASCE
    Buffalo, N.Y.

    "It is never too late to be what you might have been." -- George Eliot 1819 - 1880
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