Know your DART rate.
Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred. The serious subset of your recordables, and the rate owners and insurers watch most closely.
DART rate = (DART cases × 200,000) ÷ hours worked. A DART case is a recordable injury that caused days away from work, restricted duty, or a job transfer. It is a narrower, more severe subset than total recordables, so DART is always at or below TRIR. The construction average is roughly 1.5.
Your numbers
DART
Above the ~1.5 construction average — worth a closer look
The rate is where other software stops. It's where POD starts.
A one-time DART is a rear-view number. POD reads the daily reports your team already produces and keeps your safety rates live, alongside the leading indicators that predict them, and only from the numbers your data backs.
DART vs TRIR
Same formula, narrower numerator. TRIR counts every recordable; DART counts only those serious enough to cost days away, restricted duty, or transfer.
Why it matters more
Because DART filters out minor cases, it is a cleaner read on real severity, which is why owners and insurers weight it heavily.
The benchmark
Construction averages about 1.5. Under that is good; top contractors run below 1.0. Compare to your own trade.
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See your safety rates on your own project.
POD turns the reports you already produce into live safety metrics. As complete as your data, and it shows you what to add.
Last updated: July 2026