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Ep 2: Are the things that kill or maim us -- SIFS -- the same as the things that hurt us?
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Are the contributing and causal factors similar between Severe Incidents & Fatalities (SIFs) and non-fatal incidents?
Will eliminating the minor potential, low-energy hazards help prevent the major potential hazards?
Today we explore the following paper: Bayona, A., Hallowell, M. R., & Bhandari, S. (2024). TheThings That Hurt People Are Not the Same as the Things That Kill People: Key Differences in the Proximal Causes of Low-and High-Severity Construction Injuries. Journalof Construction Engineering and Management, 150(8), 04024089.
Study link: https://ascelibrary.org/doi/pdf/10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-14545
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