What's the best way to achieve and maintain a low total recordable incident rate (TRIR)? The obvious answer is by preventing work-related injuries and illnesses from happening at all. But despite a contractor's best efforts to instill a heightened awareness among its workers, incidents still occur.
The effect that an incident can have on a contractor's TRIR can loom large, particularly in a competitive environment where safety program effectiveness can make or break a firm's candidacy for new project opportunities. The advantages a contractor can offer—price, quality, availability—can be undercut by a TRIR that owners or construction managers deem too high for comfort.