This reduction in workplace injuries should not be overshadowed by another more disturbing trend in workplace safety, namely that the number of life-altering injuries and fatal incidents has been on a much slower decline (Ivensky, 2016; Martin & Black, 2015). While it is encouraging that the nation’s overall recordable incident rate is decreasing, the next step in the journey to safety excellence, and one that Campbell Institute companies are currently pursuing, is the elimination of serious injuries and life-altering events.

The BCSP Foundation’s 2021 Research and Innovation Summit featured three days of roundtable discussion sessions. Experts from diverse backgrounds and industries across the field of environmental, health, and safety (EHS) research attended each session.

Struck-by incidents are a leading cause of death among construction workers, and since 1992 the leading cause of nonfatal injuries in the construction industry. According to OSHA, the four most common struck-by hazards are being struck-by a flying, falling, swinging, or rolling object.