Findings in Building Construction Reported from Hashemite University (A Robust Construction Safety Performance Evaluation Framework for Workers’ Compensation Insurance: A Proposed Alternative to EMR): Engineering – Building Construction

2021 NOV 04 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Data detailed on building construction have been presented. According to news originating from Zarqa, Jordan, by NewsRx editors, the research stated, “The construction work environment remains one of the most hazardous among all industries. Construction injuries directly impact the workers and the work itself, including personal suffering, construction delays, productivity losses, higher insurance premiums, and possible liability suits for all parties involved in the project.”

Our news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Hashemite University: “The costs resulting from personal injuries, combined with the associated financial impact resulting from schedule disruptions, insurance hikes, and workers’ compensation, can impact a project’s profitability. Many of these impacts can be minimized or avoided through the continuous assessment and improvement of safety policies and practices. This paper aims to propose a new safety assessment methodology that equips insurance companies and construction managers with an optimal mechanism for evaluating the safety performance of construction companies. The proposed model consists of 20 evaluation criteria that are used to establish the efficiency benchmarks and provide comparison feedback for improving the company’s safety plans and procedures. These criteria are determined based on leading and lagging safety performance indicators. The data envelopment analysis (DEA) technique is used as the underlying model to assess the relative efficiency of safety practices objectively. Two illustration case studies are provided to demonstrate the dual effectiveness of the DEA model. The presented research contributes to the body of knowledge by formalizing a robust, effective, and consistent safety performance assessment. The model equips the company with the ability to track both the progression and the retrogression over time and provides feedback on ineffective practices that need more attention. Simultaneously, the model gives them more detailed safety performance information that can replace the current experience modification rating (EMR) approach.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “It provides insurance companies with an objective and robust evaluation model for selecting optimum rates for their clients. In addition, the data comparison utility offered by the DEA model and its criteria can be helpful for insurance companies to provide effective advice to their clients on which safety aspects to improve in their future strategies.”

For more information on this research see: A Robust Construction Safety Performance Evaluation Framework for Workers’ Compensation Insurance: A Proposed Alternative to EMR. Buildings, 2021,11(434):434. (Buildings - http://www.mdpi.com/journal/buildings). The publisher for Buildings is MDPI AG.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11100434.

Our news editors report that more information may be obtained by contacting Maha Al-Kasasbeh, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hashemite University, Zarqa 13113, Jordan. Additional authors for this research include Osama Abudayyeh, Hosam Olimat, Hexu Liu, Rabia Al Mamlook, Bilal Abu Alfoul.

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