Unique Precursors of SIF

Unique Precursors of SIF

Are the causes of high and low severity injuries different? Although this has emerged as popular opinion, it has not been objectively studied. We will tackle this fundamental question by creating a scientific definition of ‘serious’ injury and exploring how severity can be graded. Then, building upon the definition, we will conduct an experiment to explore which precursors - if any - are unique to serious injuries. With this new insight, we will begin to understand how to design interventions that are specifically designed to eliminate serious injuries and fatalities. This project will result in an operational definition of serious injury and guidance for targeted prevention.

Peer-reviewed publications

Bayona, A., Bhandari, S., & Hallowell, M. R. (2022). Defining Serious Injuries on Construction Jobsites: Lessons from the Literature. In Construction Research Congress 2022 (pp. 294-303). [ACCESS HERE]

Bayona, A., Bhandari, S., Hallowell, M., Sherratt, F., Bailey, J. M., & Upton, J. (2023). What Is a Serious Injury? A Model for Defining Serious Injuries & Fatalities. Professional Safety, 68(09). [ACCESS HERE]

Bayona, A., Hallowell, M.R. and Bhandari, S. (2024) Things That Hurt People Are Not the Same as Things That Kill People: Key Differences in the Proximal Causes of Low- and High-Severity Construction Injuries, Journal of Construction and Engineering Management, DOI: 10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-14545 [ACCESS HERE]

Bayona, A., Hallowell, M.R., Bhandari, S., Moyen, N. and Lien, A., 2025. Impact of Energy-Based Safety Training on Quality of Prejob Safety Meetings and Control of Hazardous Energy in Construction: Multiple Baseline Experiment. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 151(7), p.04025086. [ACCESS HERE]

2022 CSRA Safety Summit

Team

Jenny Bailey (Chair)
Xcel Energy

James Upton (Vice Chair)
Ergon

Andy Reimer
Enbridge

Gina Feldhege
Xcel Energy

Luke Bowley
Eversource

Russell Stone
Los Alamos Lab

Steve Trickel
Comfort Systems

Ryan Edgerton
Pembina

Dennis Eijdofh
TechnipFMC

Elsie Bentley
PLH Group

Steven Renfro
Los Alamos Lab

Gabriel Guimte
CRC

Jonathan Fowler
OTIS

Tony Abbott
MN Limited

Katie Welfare
CU Boulder

Siddharth Bhandari
CU Boulder

Sage Babin
Quanta Services

Vicki Mills
Entergy

Matt Hallowell
CU Boulder

Mike Donnelly
Graham

Mike Quashne
BGE

Arnaldo Bayona
CU Boulder