Energy-Based Safety: Applying the 80/20 Rule to SIF Prevention in High-Risk Operations
Fatality rates in high-risk industries have stayed flat for decades, even as recordable injury rates have fallen. Traditional safety programs catch the visible hazards but miss the high-energy sources that cause the most severe outcomes.
Energy-based safety offers a different approach. Built on research showing that 13 high-energy hazards account for 85% of serious injuries and fatalities, it gives EHS teams a structured way to focus on what matters most.
Inside this report you will find:
- How the Energy Wheel improves hazard recognition by approximately 30% during pre-job briefs
- How High Energy Control Assessments (HECA) provide a quantitative score for safety capacity in any job task
- How the Safety Classification and Learning (SCL) model helps you classify events consistently and prioritize investigations
- How energy-based observations transform safety measurement from lagging indicators to real-time, actionable insights












