The number of injuries and illnesses for the construction project of the Paul Brown Stadium, home of the Cincinnati Bengals, is significantly below the national average for such projects, and area workplace safety experts are crediting a voluntary construction safety program.
Cincinnati Area Office of the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) developed a voluntary cooperative partnership with the contractors and Hamilton County to boost overall job site safety at the stadium. The partnership, known as Mobilized Alliance for Safety, Teamwork, Education, and Results—MASTER—was designed to increase employee involvement, joint labor and management job site safety oversight, teamwork, and education of construction workers on construction sites.
The lost workday injury and illness rate for the stadium project is 0.95 as compared to the national rate of 4.0 for the construction industry. Hamilton County has indicated that more than $4 million has been saved through reduced worker’s compensation and general liability costs because of the low injury and illness rate.
Further details on the Cincinnati Bengals stadium and the MASTER program can be found on www.osha.gov.
