Articles Tagged with ''serious injuries & fatalities (SIFs)''

Every 104 minutes, an American worker loses their life on the job, according to the most recent data released February 19, 2026, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

While the construction industry has dramatically reduced its total recordable incident rate over the last 30 years, fatality rates have remained flat for the past 15-20 years.

SIF exposure tracking, simplifying and streamlining EHS systems and artificial intelligence/predictive analytics are the top priorities for the next 12-24 months reported by EHS executives.

Changing how EHS performance is measured and evaluated is a theme at this year’s National Safety Congress.

Senior EHS leaders discuss the evolving landscape of serious injury and fatality prevention, artificial intelligence in safety, and the rise of human-centric risk strategies.

The purpose of Construction Safety Week, May 5-9, is to raise awareness of construction safety by presenting a range of incident scenarios and providing advice on how to stay safe while working. 

How many workplace-related accidents could have been prevented with adequate safety infrastructure in place?

Improvements will require a paradigm shift towards a more nuanced, data-driven strategy that strives to identify and fix the root causes of both accidents and observed exposures. 

"We can and must do better."