The Case for Safety Podcast

<p>How is AI technology impacting the construction industry? Boris Kiprovski and Whitney Williams of Skanska join us to share how they&#8217;re using these tools to input regulations and gather safety data, as well as find ways to improve conditions for workers on their jobsites. They offer advice for employers and EHS professionals as to how to effectively implement these tools at their organizations to drive positive results.</p> <p></p>

<p>Todd Hudson, president of Maverick Safety Training, shares how AI can help EHS professionals roleplay different conversations and improve their communication skills with those in their organization. He discusses how to effectively prompt AI tools to provide feedback that will be helpful in discussions with everyone from frontline workers to C-suite executives. </p> <p></p>

<p>Mark Katchen, managing principal of The Phylmar Group and co-author of &#8220;<a href="https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Ethical+Decision-making+in+Occupational+and+Environmental+Health+and+Safety%3A+A+Comparative+Case+Study+Approach-p-9781394263851">Ethical Decision-making in Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety: A Comparative Case Study Approach</a>,&#8221; discusses common ethical dilemmas EHS professionals may encounter, and how to address them in a way that best supports worker safety and health. He also shares the importance of understand and following the safety profession&#8217;s code of conduct, and that of your organization so that you can serve as an example to others.</p> <p></p>

<p>ASSP President Linda Tapp and Wyatt Bradbury, principal of Health and Safety at Avetta, share how our <a href="https://www.assp.org/standards-based-user-groups">Standards-Based User Groups (SBUGs)</a> will help EHS professionals put consensus standards into action and improve safety.</p> <p>They discuss how the SBUGs will bring together industry stakeholders to share knowledge, develop best practices and offer insights into how to implement voluntary consensus standards in real-world environments.&nbsp;</p> <p>The SBUGs will initially focus on reducing the risks of falls from height, protecting workers from hazardous energy and using artificial intelligence (AI) to anticipate and reduce risks.</p> <p></p>

<p>Dr. Elif Erkal, associate director of research and strategy at the Construction Safety Research Alliance, shares why metrics like total recordable incident rate (TRIR) don’t tell the whole story and offers alternatives for more proactive safety management. She discusses how tools like high energy control assessments can help EHS professional identify high-energy hazards and the importance of a balanced scorecard to ensuring the effectiveness of controls.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Additional Resources</strong></p> <p><a href="https://aeasseincludes.assp.org/professionalsafety/pastissues/066/04/F2Hallowelletal_0421.pdf">The Statistical Invalidity of TRIR as a Measure of Safety Performance </a></p> <p><a href="https://www.assp.org/docs/default-source/psj-articles/f1hallowell_0523.pdf?sfvrsn=45416846_0">Moving Beyond TRIR &#8211; Measuring &amp; Monitoring Safety Performance with High-Energy Control Assessments </a></p> <p><a href="https://www.csra.colorado.edu/_files/ugd/2a9917_9a2691d5335c4428a077c0490982d9da.pdf">Construction Safety Research Alliance &#8211; Safety in the Boardroom </a></p> <p><a href="https://www.eei.org/issues-and-policy/power-to-prevent-sif">Edison Electric Institute &#8211; The Power to Prevent Serious Injuries &amp; Fatalities</a></p> <p><a href="https://ascelibrary.org/doi/epdf/10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-15563">Impact of Energy-Based Safety Training on Quality of Prejob Safety Meetings and Control of Hazardous Energy in Construction</a></p> <p></p>