Washington — The National Safety Council is commending ASTM for updating its standard on serious incident and fatality prevention, which NSC says will “help improve workplace safety by providing businesses with clear guidance.”
The E2920-26 standard establishes four levels of SIF classifications, with Level 1 incidents having a “clear workplace connection” and “life-ending, life-threatening or life-altering consequences.”
The updated standard also addresses potential SIFs, or pSIFs, as well as SIF risk.
NSC and its members assisted with the revision of the standard and are helping with three other standards currently under development.
“The National Safety Council and our members were proud to provide the expertise and leadership that made this improved standard possible,” NSC CEO Lorraine M. Martin said. “Every single workplace death is preventable, yet for over a decade, workplace fatality rates in the United States have remained stagnant. This new guideline offers a comprehensive SIF prevention framework to help organizations move the needle.
“NSC encourages businesses of all sizes and industries to implement the SIF prevention practices outlined in the ASTM standard and keep their employees safe, from the workplace to anyplace.”
NSC’s SIF Prevention Model is available for free (through funding from U. S. Steel). The model assists organizations in implementing SIF prevention practices – “from planning and implementation through benchmarking and assessment.”
Learn more about SIF prevention in the NSC Thought Leadership column published monthly in Safety+Health magazine.
