Construction Safety Week
As part of our commitment to construction safety, CNA is a long-standing sponsor of Construction Safety Week. During this annual event, we bring awareness to safety best practices and our dedication to keeping workers safe all year long.
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Adapting and Rebuilding: How the Construction Industry Strengthens Communities After Natural Disasters
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Construction safety is the foundation of every successful project. CNA’s dedicated Construction team is committed to helping construction companies mitigate risks. With deep industry expertise and real-world claims insights, our Construction team offers tailored coverages and resources to help keep projects moving forward safely and efficiently, while helping protect what matters most: the people responsible for turning plans into reality.
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CONSTRUCTION CLAIMS TRENDS
Every year, CNA reviews thousands of construction-related claims to understand what’s really happening on jobsites. This real world claims intelligence helps uncover where severe injuries and fatalities most often occur – and the hazards that pose the greatest risk to workers today.
While construction risks are wide ranging, our analysis shows that a small number of loss drivers consistently lead to the most severe outcomes. Below, we highlight the top three injury and fatality drivers, based on our observations regarding claims trends.
TOP 3 SERIOUS INJURY & FATALITY DRIVERS
- Falls from Elevation
- Vehicle Accidents
- Electrical Contact
We've also highlighted the most common construction project injury and loss drivers by product line, based on our observations regarding claims trends:
Top Workers' Comp Claims
- Worker Struck by Object
- Fall from Elevation
- Manual Material Handling
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Motion is Money for Construction
Top General Liability Claims
- Person Struck by Object
- Construction Defect
- Slip, Trip and Fall
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Subcontractor Prequalification Guide
Top Automotive Claims
- Rear-Ended Incident
- Change Lane
- Failure to Yield
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CNA’s specialized Construction Risk Control professionals provide targeted project assessments to enhance policyholder safety and risk management programs. Leveraging industry expertise and experience, our dedicated Construction team shares best practices and CNA services to meet the needs of our policyholders.
CNA’s Construction Ergonomics professionals serve as a resource for program development and provide collaborative consultation to develop effective solutions that address construction ergonomic risks.
CNA’s Industrial Hygiene (IH) Services are designed to assist our policyholders in recognizing, evaluating and controlling occupational health exposures. Our IH team serves as a resource for program development and provides effective solutions that address occupational health risks in the construction industry.
CNA’s specialized Construction Risk Control team has the industry experience and technical expertise to provide top-tier safety and risk management sessions to our policyholders.