Lincoln Nebraska Safety Council

In research conducted by the Lincoln Nebraska Safety Council in 1981, the following conclusions were based on a comparison of responses from a survey of 143 national companies (see Table 2.1). All conclusions have a 95 percent confidence level or more. Table 2.1 is an abstraction of conclusions from this study. 

Federal, state, and provincial regulations may mandate safety programs. The content of these programs vary considerably in specifics but generally consist of several steps that are designed to prevent accidents. Safety programs have been shovm to be effective in reducing numbers of accidents. For example, research conducted by the Lincoln Nebraska Safety Council in 1981 (Reese Eidson, 1999) surveyed over 140 national construction-related companies. The Council fovmd that companies with formal safety plans and established procedures had fewer accidents than companies wdthout plans and procedures. Table 1-1 (adapted from Reese Eidson, 1999) summarizes those results. 

Research conducted by the Lincoln Nebraska Safety Council in 1981 (Reese and Eidson 1999) surveyed more than 140 national construction-related companies. The council found that companies with formal safety plans and established procedures had fewer accidents than companies without plans and procedures. Table 1-1 summarizes those results. 

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