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Safety program impacts construction injuries
Phoenix Business Journal

A federal construction safety program introduced by the Clinton Administration in 1998 has had a dramatic effect on fatality and injury rates.

That’s the conclusion of a 10-year analysis conducted by the Associated General Contractors.

National construction fatality rates plummeted 47 percent and recordable safety incidents dropped 38 percent in the decade since the “collaborative safety approach” was initiated, according to an AGC news release distributed Tuesday.

“The collaborative safety approach represented a significant shift in federal safety oversight when it was first introduced by the Clinton Administration,” the release said.

“The approach creates incentives for companies to find and fix safety problems before incidents occur while maintaining strong penalties for companies that let safety problems lag until someone is hurt,” the release continued.

The analysis noted that fatalities and injuries dropped during a time frame when construction hit a fevered pit in Phoenix and around the nation.

The trend may continue, but most likely due to dramatic declines in construction employment, according to a different release from AGC economist Ken Simonson.

His latest report said construction employment fell again in July in 34 states and in the nation’s capital. Since July 2008, construction fell to some degree in every state except Louisiana, North Dakota and Mississippi.


Comment:

There is also an equivalent Safety, Health programs available not just in Cagayan de Oro City in Mindanao but in the Philippines as a whole. There is in fact a Government Agency in-charge for the Safety and Health of the workers. One of the relevant orders is the Department Order no. 13 which was approved in 1998. Department Order (or DO 13) is the GUIDELINES GOVERNING OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. So fellow Safety advocates, trainors or consultants here in Cagayan de Oro City or here in Mindanao, Philippines or to any person interested in Safety and Health - please feel free to visit this site and we will build a network of Safety and Health advocates and lets make a difference by spreading Safety and Health in Cagayan de Oro City, in Mindanao or the Philippine as a whole.