Article: Workplace Injuries Cost Us $215 Billion!

I'm researching a story about workplace safety and found OSHA's page about the costs associated with workplace injuries.  Here's some of the statistics I'm discovering: Workplace injuries cost US employers $1 billion a week in worker's compensation costs alone.i  When lost time of other workers is factored with loss of product produced and other costs, the total economic impact of occupational accidents was estimated to be more than $215 billion in 2008.ii Kurt and I did a bit of figuring:...

Article: What's the DART Safety Rating?

I've been doing some research on how Worthington Industries used storytelling to improve it's safety culture.  In the research, I ran across the OSHA acronym DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transfered).  It's a reporting method that provides a pretty comprable number regardless of company size.  Here's a bit on how it's calculted: Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) Rate: The DART rateincludes cases involving days away from work, restricted work activity,and transfers to another job. It is calculated based on (N / EH) x (200,000)where N is the number of cases involving days away and/or restrictedwork activity, and/or job...