Posted By peter j lane Can anyone help,Years ago I saw a scale on average cost of claims E.G Broken leg = 2K etc I have now been asked for this type of thing for havs and am struggling to assist HR in thier request HELP!!

Posted By Phil Grace Pete S is correct - Coal Board awards are most recent. Just a couple of further hints/tips. Award or payments are derived somewhat differently for injuries from accident as against to "diesease". Injury awards e.g. amputations, permanent disability, burn scars etc consist of two parts. General damages also known as PSLA (pain, sufferign ann loss of amenity) and "Specials". There are scales for General Damages. But Specials are derived individually - for example loss of earnings will obviously depend on the level of earnings prior to the accident and what can be earned in the future - if anything. It should be noted that Specials often greatly exceed the General Damages component. For disease the situation may resemble an injury e.g. HAVS is so bad that employee is no longer working. Alternatively, an employee with an allergy has had to change employment and maybe earns less. Or, as with mesothelioma the individual may have retired. Hence there tends to be less uniformity in the calculation of awards for disease. The only real exception to this has been when unions and insurers have agreed settlement schemes based on set levels of disability e.g. for deafness. But this only works if it is possible to measure the degree of disability.