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LATCHY  
#1 Posted : 27 January 2014 15:02:26(UTC)
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LATCHY

Do large companies take all accidents into consideration when working out there accident frequency rate or only those what are lost time accidents advise please, thank advise please
lewis_ward  
#2 Posted : 27 January 2014 15:28:38(UTC)
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lewis_ward

Good Afternoon Latchy, The formula for Accident Frequency Rate is; Number of Work Related Injuries ---------------------------------------- X100,000 Average Number of man hours worked It should include all of the work related injuries. This is a common limitation if bench marking against other organisations they may not include all accidents or their definitions may be different. I would include all of your accident statistics as this will give you a true figure. Hope this helps. Lewis
jay  
#3 Posted : 27 January 2014 15:34:01(UTC)
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jay

In my company, we track total recordable rate, total lost time rate and All Accident Rate that includes first aids too.
stuie  
#4 Posted : 27 January 2014 20:12:09(UTC)
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stuie

We log and record everything but only report to the board the measures that the directors are measured on - ASR and AFR based on lost time accidents - this levels the playing field for the smaller sites. HTH Stuart
Canopener  
#5 Posted : 27 January 2014 20:55:20(UTC)
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Canopener

Surely the answer to the OP, is that some will and some won't! Who can possibly tell? As always comparing accident stats between different companies is only worthwhile if you are genuinely comparing 'like with like' and I am afraid that in many (most cases) cases you're likely to be comparing 'apples with pears'.
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