Contractor safety ratings represent measurements of safety performance and safety management systems.
In the United States, several types of ratings and metrics exist, created by different organizations–from government agencies and industry groups to private rating platforms.
These metrics and insights help companies gauge their own safety program and allow hiring organizations to vet the safety practices of external contractors.
承包商安全评级是对安全绩效和安全管理体系的评估指标。
在美国，存在多种由不同组织制定的评级体系和评估指标——涵盖政府机构、行业团体乃至私营评级平台。
这些指标与分析洞察有助于企业评估自身安全计划，同时使雇佣方能够审核外部承包商的安全实践。
Below, we deep-dive into the key types of safety ratings, who created them, and how to use them for evaluation. Specifically, we address the following:
下面，我们将深入探讨安全评级的主要类型、创建者以及如何利用它们进行评估。具体而言，我们将涉及以下内容：
* Common Safety Performance Metrics (Lagging Indicators)
* Experience Modification Rate (EMR)
* OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP)
* Industry Safety Evaluation Programs and Certifications
* Third-Party Contractor Prequalification and Rating Platforms
* 常见安全绩效指标（滞后指标）
* 经验修正率（EMR）
* 美国职业安全与健康管理局自愿保护计划（VPP）
* 行业安全评估计划与认证
* 第三方承包商预审与评级平台
To be continued-Understanding Contractor & Construction Safety Ratings-理解承包商与建筑安全评级-未完待续
摘录自Highwire
