2015-16

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PERFORMANCE, ACHIEVEMENTS AND OUTCOMES Number of Incidents NTDCS Incidents by claim status by financial year 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 Of those incidents reported as ‘Being Hit by Objects’ twelve officers reported being hit, kicked or injured while restraining a detainee or prisoner, with others reporting injuries playing sport with prisoners and detainees or in training. Other incidents related to injuries working in an office using tools or attempting to fix faulty filing cabinets, chairs, and one injured by garden equipment supervising a work party. 20 0 As at 30 June 2016, there were 30 incidents with claim status, representing 20% of all incidents reported. The top four reported incidents during 2015-16 were: • Slips, Trips and Falls (33) • Being Hit By Objects (27) • Body Stressing (26) • Hazards (17) 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Incidents 81 124 154 151 Incidents With Claim Status 29 40 54 30 Incidents Without Claim Status 52 84 100 121 Summary of descriptions of incidents reported ‘Slips, Trips and Falls’ injuries mostly related to walking and tripping along footpaths, car parks, steps and stairs, playing sports with detainees and prisoners, lost footing in office environment, slippery surfaces, tripping over obstacles left on the floor, and one responding to code. A code is used in correctional and detention centres to raise alarm and facilitate response for officers. The majority of incidents reported as ‘Body Stressing’ were injuries related to twisting knees and ankles, straining backs or shoulders, or activities such as exiting vehicles or walking up/down stairs, training injuries, playing sports with detainees and prisoners, office furniture or lifting heavy objects, with one responding to code and one ground stabilising a prisoner. ‘Hazards’ reported were high temperatures with air conditioning systems not working properly or inadequate at DCP. Other hazards reported were potential injury by machinery or industry equipment, laundry equipment not properly maintained and vehicle accidents. ‘Hitting Objects’ showed varied descriptions as to how injuries occurred, from losing balance whilst standing on a steel box, or raised hands hitting the ceiling fan, or injured during training; knocking fingers, elbows, backs, arms and hands on heavy doors, as well as bumping heads on equipment. ‘Mental Factors’ showed work related sexual harassment, harassment and bullying, work pressure and exposure to occupational violence reported. ‘Biological Factors’ reported related to exposure to blood and saliva as a result of interactions with prisoners and detainees. ‘Vehicle and other incidents’ reported ranged from injuries sustained while travelling on a bus to work that had an accident, injured while playing sport with detainees, responding to a code, injured whilst training, a ladder slipping and an vehicle accident. ‘Environmental Factors’ related to being burnt by kitchen equipment and injured when using gardening equipment. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES 142
PERFORMANCE, ACHIEVEMENTS AND OUTCOMES ‘Chemicals and substances’ show exposure to chemicals causing a reaction and bitten by insects. Financial costs Claim costs represent all financial transactions processed in the period resulting from incidents attributed to NTDCS for the reporting period. The annual costs of $2,061,368 represents all financial transactions processed in the period, attributed to NTDCS, but is not indicative of liabilities incurred in this year as some workers compensation costs may be ongoing from previous years and will not reconcile to the government accounting system; they are generated for statistical purposes only. • Costs for 2015-16, being $2,061,368, an increase of $164,954 up from the previous year of $1,896,414. • ‘Slips, Trips and Falls’ were the most reported incidents during 2015-16, with $464,204 costs incurred. • 'Body Stressing’ and ‘Being Hit by an Object’ continue to be the two highest cost categories at $749,724 and $504,875 respectively, with these two mechanisms of injury alone contributing to over half the costs during 2015-16. • While ‘Being Hit by Objects’ costs are lower than the previous year by $136,810, ‘Body Stressing’ costs increased by $224,339, as has ‘Slips Trips and Falls’ by $68,867. • There were no costs associated against Hazard reporting. • The top three incidents reported during 2015-16, are also the top three highest areas of workers compensation costs for the Department, with a combined total of $1,718,803, the remaining split across the other categories. • ‘Mental Factors’ costs were $252,087 being the fourth highest contributor to workers compensation expenditure in 2015-16, increasing slightly from previous years. Total claims cost $2,200,000 $2,061,368 $2,000,000 $1,800,000 $1,600,000 $1,400,000 $1,200,000 $1,000,000 $800,000 $600,000 $400,000 $200,000 $198,111 $110,547 $173,233 $200,139 $180,566 $136,843 $121,471 $142,767 $260,052 $155,671 $166,616 215,351 $0 Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Claim costs 2015-16 Cumulative 2015-16 Cumulative 2014-15 Cumulative 2013-14 10% target 25% stretch goal DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES 143
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