Guest Author
Using Data to Reduce Injuries and Costs
Firms are motivated by understanding their injury performance measured against the performance of their peers.
Big Data
To COR, or not to COR…
Using COR audit results and WCB claims data, we studied the effectiveness of the COR program in three subsectors.
Big Data
Artificial Intelligence is not a Magic Box
It should be clear now why we believe no ML algorithm is magic. To have a smart machine we need good data to train the machine with.
The Smaller the Company, the Bigger the ROI with C.O.R.*!
On average, small firms are expected to have a 55% drop in the total compensation days per claim if they become COR-certified.
Big Data
Getting Past the Safety Plateau
What if we could actually analyze trends and benchmark against other companies? Educate senior management, using numbers to show leading indicators?
Analytics
Does C.O.R. Help Reduce Injuries?
Firms registered for the voluntary COR program experienced substantial reduction in their time loss injury rate (TLIR).
Guest Author
Using AI Sensors for Safety
Wearable technology helps reduce injuries and increase awareness in many aspects of safety for individuals and organizations alike.
Incident Data
Revenge of the TRIF
Anyone who has been in health and safety, or had it as part of their “performance measurement”, knows what the TRIF (or TRIR) is.
Company Culture
Merry Mask-Mas
We asked our people to do two things: take a picture of themselves doing something silly in a mask, and write two sentences about themselves.
Big Data
Becoming a Practical Data Scientist
If you thought of becoming a data scientist, you probably took one of those fancy courses where they taught you how to train deep neural networks.
Guest Author
COR Should be at the Core
I highly recommend that any buyer of construction services start by confirming that their contractor is COR certified.
Guest Author
The Role of COR in Reducing Serious Injuries
A growing body of evidence suggests that implementing COR in small Saskatchewan construction firms can reduce occurrence of all injures by up to 40%.
Incident Data
Infrastructure Stimulus Spending could Increase Injury Rates
Anecdotally, we have observed that firms experiencing what we call “business expansion” seem to experience higher injury rates.