Zurich teams with video coach on construction site safety

Zurich North America is working with intelligent video coaching company Arrowsight to place cameras at construction sites that provide daily replays of both safe and dangerous behaviors to reduce injuries, the companies announced.

Arrowsight records footage of workers performing hazardous tasks, such as handling live loads or working at heights, and has engineers review it for safety compliance, Adam Aronson, CEO of the Katonah, New York-based company, said during an interview Tuesday at the IRMI Construction Risk Conference.

A short video showing safe and dangerous behavior is then sent to the site manager for review during safety meetings the next day.

Pilots of the project show that the video reviews significantly improve compliance with safety rules, Mr. Aronson said.