Case Study: Suffolk Construction achieves safer jobsites and faster insights with Posit

Suffolk Construction reduces incident rates by 72% with Posit

Suffolk Construction, one of the largest general contractors in the US, faced the challenge of moving from reactive to proactive jobsite safety management. Their data science workflow was hindered by reliance on scattered Excel files and local scripts, creating bottlenecks and reproducibility issues. They partnered with vendor Posit to find an enterprise-grade solution for developing and deploying predictive models to identify risk.

The solution implemented using Posit Workbench and Posit Connect involved building in-house predictive machine learning models that integrate data on staffing, trade partners, and project schedules. This provided stakeholders with a safety dashboard and weekly risk emails. By using Posit, Suffolk achieved a 72% reduction in its Total Recordable Incident Rate and a 56% decrease in its Lost Time Incident Rate. The team also cut its model deliverability time by approximately 20%.

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