Hoonakker Peter, Loushine Todd, Carayon Pascale, Kallman James, Kapp Andrew, Smith Michael J
Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement (CQPI), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 575 WARF Building, 610 Walnut Street, Madison, WI 53726, USA.
Appl Ergon. 2005 Jul;36(4):461-9. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2004.07.006. Epub 2005 Feb 24.
Construction industry is one of the most dangerous industries, not only in the USA, but worldwide. In this longitudinal study we examined the effects of safety initiatives on the safety performance of construction companies. One of the measures commonly used in the USA to track a company's safety performance is the experience modification rate (EMR). The EMR is based on the company's safety records (injury claims) from the past three full years and is used to calculate the workers' compensation insurance premiums. In a longitudinal study, we studied the effects of safety efforts and initiatives on the EMR. The results show that safety initiatives and money spent on safety do improve safety performance, but only over time.
建筑业是最危险的行业之一,不仅在美国如此,在全球范围内亦是如此。在这项纵向研究中,我们考察了安全举措对建筑公司安全绩效的影响。在美国,用于跟踪公司安全绩效的常用指标之一是经验调整率(EMR)。EMR基于公司过去三个完整年份的安全记录(工伤索赔),并用于计算工人补偿保险费。在一项纵向研究中,我们研究了安全努力和举措对EMR的影响。结果表明,安全举措和在安全方面投入的资金确实能改善安全绩效,但这需要时间。