worldsteel Published Steel Industry Data Report for Safety and Health

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has announced publication of Steel Industry Data Report 2023 for safety and health, which outlines safety statistics for 2022, derived from data provided by 55 organisations.

According to the report, 91% of sites reported Potential Serious Injuries and Fatalities (PSIF), while the remaining 9% did not use a PSIF framework. It must be noted that the number of individual sites reporting to worldsteel the use of the PSIF framework has increased during recent years.

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The total recordable injury frequency rate (TRIFR) recorded decline from 3.82 in 2021 to 3.66 during the previous year. Also, the lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) witnessed decline from 0.85 in 2021 to 0.65 in 2022.

The top five causes of Lost Time Injury in 2022 were identified as slipping, tripping and falling, use of manual tools, moving machinery, product handling and falling from height. The report calls for improvement of contractor management systems related to injury prevention within the steel industry.

The total number of fatalities reported to worldsteel during the previous year stood at 90, representing a significant decline by over 20%, compared with 116 during the year before that. The fatality frequency rate declined from 0.029 in 2021 to 0.020 in 2022.

The immediate focus needs to remain on the reduction and elimination of fatalities across the steel industry, the report noted.