According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, fatal workplace injuries in the construction sector average over 1,000 per year. It’s no secret that the construction industry is prone to injury, but you can improve your safety program using Ventiv Integrated Risk Management (IRM). In this way, you provide a safer experience for workers, reduce your risks, and save money on premiums.
Here are some of the most effective ways of leveraging Ventiv IRM to enhance construction safety.
Identify and Assess Risks Across All Projects and Divisions
You can use an integrated risk management solution to set up a systematic method of identifying and assessing safety risks. With an IRM, you get a centralized system that your project managers and safety workers can use to report:
- Incidents
- Near-incidents
- Hazards on each job site
Using this data, you can assess which projects carry the most risk and make adjustments as necessary.
Efficient Incident Management
With Ventiv IRM’s incident management features, you can get to the bottom of an issue quickly and communicate necessary, time-sensitive information to decision-makers. It’s not uncommon for incidents to happen in pairs or groups because they stem from the same underlying safety issue. But by quickly gathering information and disseminating it amongst your staff, you can instantly identify problems and prevent further issues.
With Ventiv’s risk management tool, you get communication channels that enable seamless interaction between your workers and supervisors. This enables quicker responses and the accurate transmission of safety and risk data.
You also get a system that ensures you document each incident, investigate it, and take the corrective actions needed to prevent future problems.
Decision-making Based on Actionable Data
With a full scope of risk data at your fingertips, it’s easier to make decisions that enhance the safety of workers and clients. For example, with Ventiv’s IRM, you can:
- Evaluate the safety performance of each of your divisions
- Identify trends that may indicate potential issues down the road
- Evaluate the effectiveness of safety metrics using data pertaining to incidents before and after safety metrics were put in place
- Choose how best to allocate risk mitigation resources, using data from different locations and divisions
Compliance And Regulation Management
Ventiv comes with effective tools for identifying and addressing compliance issues. You can also use Ventiv’s risk management tools to keep track of the certifications and permits you have in place—including those that need to be renewed.
For example, suppose you set a goal of having all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-certified employees refresh their safety knowledge every three years. With Ventiv’s IRM, you can track each certification and set reminders that let you know when it’s time for employees to take another OSHA course.
Preemptive Risk Mitigation
Using risk mitigation tools, there’s no need to wait for an incident to take action. Because you have a bevy of risk data at your fingertips, you gain visibility into the types of jobs and work sites that tend to cause issues.
For instance, suppose you're reading an industry journal and learn about a rise in forklift incidents. With Ventiv, you can:
- Identify which job sites have forklifts
- Set up safety training programs
- Arrange for maintenance workers and operators to routinely service the components that tend to fail
- Keep track of the progress of each initiative using completion stats from each location
Instead of losing sleep over the idea of someone getting injured, you can rest assured that you’ve taken all steps necessary to preempt a problem.
Comprehensive Training and Safety Programs
You can use Ventiv to support your training and safety programs and encourage a safety-first culture across your organization. This keeps safety top of mind for each of your workers and project managers.
Ventiv gives you the ability to keep track of which employees have completed safety-specific training. You can also use Ventiv’s IRM to make sure employees continue to learn what they were taught at previous training. Workers and managers can submit reports to a central system regarding the safety protocols being followed at each site.
For example, suppose you invest in new safety harnesses and employees get training regarding how to put them on, anchor them, and ensure their fellow workers are using them correctly. You can have your safety staff or project managers submit a quick survey where they can indicate when and how your employees are using your new safety harnesses.
If you notice a downward trend in their use, you can step in and provide a timely reminder or make their safety compliance a facet of their employee reviews.
Ventiv IRM centralizes your data and gives you full visibility into the safety of each of your construction sites. Armed with this information, you can make the kinds of decisions that protect your crews and reduce your insurance payments. Chat with an expert to see how Ventiv’s IRM Solution is right for your organization.
