Annual Report 2014-15

INJURY MANAGEMENT
The focus for Injury Management has been to instil positive
behaviours and practices in relation to how injuries are
managed in the workplace.
Areas of corporate focus include drug and alcohol processes,
a pre-employment medical procedure, and training and
education for leaders on how to effectively manage and
support injured workers.
At an operational level, a number of achievements have
been made, including a significant increase in sit-stand desk
provision (provide employees with the option to sit or stand
at their workstations) to administrative personnel, and the
rolling out of wide scale manual handling training.
Workplace Injury Statistics
Five Year Injury Tracking
First Aid Injury Lost Time Injury Medical Treatment Injury
Restricted Work Injury
50
40
As the graph on the right demonstrates,
the overall trend of recorded injuries in
the workplace is in decline and currently
sits at the lowest it has been in the last
5 years. The particularly pleasing result
is the significant decrease in the number
of Lost Time Injuries (LTIs), as this
demonstrates that even when an injury
is recorded, it is generally much less
severe than was previously the case.
Injury Count
30
20
10
0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Policay Year
Workers Compensation Claims
$3,000,000
Paid to Date Estimated Oustanding Cost Number of Claims
90
$2,500,000
$2,000,000
$0 $219,297
80
70
60
Over the last 5 years the City
has recorded a consistent and
significant decline in the cost of
Workers Compensation Claims.
The number of claims has also
dropped from 78 in 2011 to
currently 57 for 2014/15.
50
$39,536
$1,500,000
40
$44,130
$1,000,000
30
$55,000 $283,811 20
$500,000
10
$1,419,067 $2,613,219 $2,386,149 $1,083,012 $540,547 $314,294
$0 0
2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015
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