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Episode 181: Going Beyond TRIR to Measure and Improve Safety and Health Performance

Mar 02, 2026

Four construction workers in safety gear, including bright orange and yellow vests and helmets, are having a conversation at an outdoor site. The background shows industrial equipment.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. 

 

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