Construction Safety Research Alliance

It is with unending gratitude that we honor the founding Chairman of the CSRA Board of Advisors, Brad MacLean, as he transitions from the role of Board Member to Board Member Emeritus! Brad’s vision, determination, and leadership have formed the foundation of the CSRA’s success since day one. From the structure and inception of the organization, to developing project questions and approaches, to mentoring, developing, and inspiring safety professionals and leaders spanning the entire construction sector, Brad’s fingerprints can be found in every corner of the CSRA’s work. His experience and perspective as a safety practitioner and industry senior leader have been the foundation of the relationship between industry needs and experience, and the scientific rigor moving SIF prevention forward. As Brad steps aside to invite the perspective and development of additional outstanding CSRA member representatives, his influence will continue throughout our organization’s work, and we know he’ll always be close by to lend a hand. On behalf of the academic staff, the Board of Advisors, the CSRA member companies, and every safety professional and leader that has benefitted from the CSRA’s work: Thank you, Brad MacLean, for your vision, your determination, your leadership, your service, and your dedication to the elimination of serious injuries and fatalities in the construction sector! #CSRABoardOfAdvisors #CSRABoardMemberEmeritus #Appreciation #ConstructionSafety #SIFPrevention #Gratitude

A huge shoutout to the CSRA's Evan Stoddard for successfully defending his thesis and earning his Master’s degree today! Evan played a key role as the lead research assistant for the CSRA Mental Health & Mental Wellness research projects, but his contributions extended beyond these projects, leaving a lasting impact across multiple research initiatives. Evan will now embark on an exciting career with the United States Air Force, where he will be working as a Civil Engineer Officer. Wishing you all the best in this next chapter, Evan! Your hard work and commitment are very inspiring. #ConstructionSafety #ConstructionResearch #MentalHealthResearch #USAirForce

Congratulations to the CSRA's own Dr. Arnaldo Bayona, on successfully defending his PhD today and earning his doctorate! This achievement is a testament to Arnaldo’s dedication, perseverance, and invaluable contributions to advancing safety science in pursuit of our mission to eliminate SIFs in the construction industry.?His hard work and expertise have been an inspiration to our team, and we couldn’t be prouder of this milestone in his academic journey. A heartfelt thank you to the CSRA members who supported Arnaldo along the way. Your guidance and participation played a crucial role in this accomplishment. Wishing Arnaldo all the best as he embarks on the next chapter of his career.?#CSRAStudents #CSRAResearch #ConstructionSafety

?? Thank you to everyone who attended last week’s CSRA Community of Practice (CoP) session! We had an insightful discussion on The Tyranny of TRIR—how overreliance on this reactive metric can mislead organizations and hinder meaningful safety improvements. As our panel emphasized, moving beyond TRIR requires a shift in focus—from lagging indicators based on rare, statistically random events to proactive measures that focuses on SIF prevention and the presence of controls. Safety isn’t about chasing low TRIR numbers; it’s about preventing serious injuries and fatalities. A huge thank you to our incredible panelists all from CSRA's Board of Advisors, Al Payton, Matt Compher, CHST, OHST, CUSP, Greg Kelly, to the Vice Chair of our board Mike Quashne, CSP, CUSP, PMP for the research presentation and to our moderator Elif Erkal, PhD for leading this important conversation. If you missed the session or want to revisit the discussion, you can watch the video below! ?? Join us for our next CoP session to continue the conversation on reshaping safety measurement, this time with HECA on March 18, 2025. Have feedback or suggestions for future topics? We’d love to hear from you! Register for updates on the CoP website: https://lnkd.in/eAwe-9BE #SafetyLeadership #BeyondTRIR #SeriousInjuryPrevention #CSRA #CommunityOfPractice

Big shoutout to Denver Water for consistently supporting our students and data collection across multiple projects! Your partnership is invaluable in advancing research, and we truly appreciate your ongoing collaboration.#ConstructionSafety #CSRAResearch

In last week’s meeting, our industry partners and academic members worked to identify key factors that will drive the development of SIF-focused risk assessments. The team explored ways to integrate concepts like High-Energy Controls Assessment (HECA), alternative controls, and enterprise risk into a practical assessment process. We also discussed who should conduct these assessments, the optimal timing and frequency, and what outputs would be most valuable for improving serious injury and fatality (SIF) prevention efforts. #EBRA #EnergyBasedRiskAssessment #CSRAResearch #ConstructionSafetyResearch

?? Happening Soon! ??CSRA’s Community of Practice (CoP) Session is LIVE in an hour! ~ Let’s rethink safety measurement together! ?? Topic: The Tyranny of TRIR ?? Date: TODAY | 9 AM Mountain Time | Virtual Join us right now as Mike Quashne, CSP, CUSP, PMP presents on the tyranny of TRIR, followed by an expert panel from CSRA's Board of Advisors with Al Payton, Matt Compher, CHST, OHST, CUSP and Greg Kelly moderated by Elif Erkal, PhD. ?? Join the discussion now via QR code or on our Communities of Practice page https://lnkd.in/dt3NFeba. #CSRA #BeyondTRIR #SafetyLeadership #ConstructionSafety #CommunityOfPractice

The launch of our Talking Safety: Words that Work project at CU Boulder last week dove into the myriad ways we communicate safety.?The team set out their hopes and dreams for the project, and we developed some first-take research questions, highlighting aspects we want to focus on in-depth.??Discursively considering communication through how we say things, rather than just what we say, will enable the team to explore safety communication in highly nuanced and novel ways.?We want to make sure that whenever we talk safety we are helping reach the CSRA vision of SIF elimination across the construction industry. #CSRAResearch #ConstructionSafety #TalkingSafety

In yesterday’s meeting, our industry partners and academic members advanced our collective effort to understand which last-minute changes construction workers are able to identify. The team explored data collection approaches and brainstormed potential priming strategies designed to help workers better anticipate high-risk, last-minute changes on the jobsite. This collaborative discussion is a key step toward improving situational awareness and reducing serious injury and fatality (SIF) risk during dynamic work conditions. #CSRAResearch #ConstructionSafety #ManagingChange

We had a fantastic meeting with the Decluttering Safety team this week.?We were working on our safety clutter diagnostic tools, which the team set out to ‘break’ using different types of clutter we’ve identified from our research thus far.?The team brought a ton of energy and enthusiasm to the day, and we’re getting closer to producing some practical tools and robust guidance to help identify and ultimately remove safety clutter from the field.?Thank you so much to everyone involved! #CSRAResearch #ConstructionSafety #DeclutteringSafety ?