Many contractor websites close every job sheet with the same sentence: «no incidents reported». Without a period, hours worked or a rate, buyers cannot compare it with anything. Worse: if the sentence is identical on every job, it reads like a template.
What buyersevaluate
LUMA, in Puerto Rico, evaluates its suppliers’ HSE metrics as part of prequalification. In the region, the contractor that publishes a safety figure with its unit (millions of man-hours without lost-time accidents, for example) stands out from the rest, which publish none.
Three numbersthat compare
- Man-hours worked in the period: the base of any rate.
- TRIR (total recordable incident rate): recordable incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked.
- EMR (insurance experience modification rate): 1.0 is the industry average; below it, better than average.
All three carry a period and a source: the company’s incident log, and the insurer’s letter for the EMR. If they are not measured yet, the honest move is to provide the HSE plan on request and say when they will be published.
The rulewe apply
GS&E does not use «zero incidents» as an argument. Its safety metrics are published with a period, or delivered with the prequalification file when the buyer asks for them.
Sources
- LUMA Energy (lumapr.com)
- Inelectra (inelectra.com), published safety figure
- OSHA, incident rate formula
