Posts by Lance Hodgson

Root cause analysis examples What is a root cause analysis? Root cause analysis or ‘RCA’ is the processes of discovering the root or underlying causes of specific problems, issues or outcomes to identify appropriate solution and ultimately ‘fix’ the problem. The idea and purpose behind root cause analysis is that delving into the root cause…

All injury frequency rate (AIFR) What is AIFR? The all injury frequency rate is the number of ‘all’ injuries per 1,000,000 hours worked. Companies use the all injury frequency rate along with a number of other safety KPI’s to indicate health and safety performance. Unlike many other injury rate caclulations, the injury frequency rate is…

Medical treatment case definition and more helpful info Medical treatment case definition The definition of a medical treatment injury or medical treatment case is when a workplace injury, illness or disease resulted in a certain level of treatment given by a physician or other medical personnel under the standing orders of a physician. The most…

Lost time injury – The definition of an LTI, and why it matters to you Lost time injury definition The definition of a lost time injury (LTI) is an injury sustained by an employee which resulted in a fatality, permanent disability or lost time from work. From a ‘business’ and performance standpoint, a lost time…

Severity rate definition, formula, calculation and more Severity rate definition Severity rate is a safety metric which companies and projects use to measure how critical or serious the injuries and illnesses sustained in a period of time were by using the number of lost days (on average) per accident as a proxy for severity. Calculating…

LTIFR Calculation: Here’s how to calculate and use LTIFR LTIFR calculation formula The formula for calculating lost time injury frequency rate is the number of lost time injuries multiplied by 1,000,000, divided by the employee total hours worked. As you can see, there are just three parts of the LTIFR formula, two of which need…

DART Safety: Days away, restricted or transferred safety metric What is DART? DART in safety terms, or days away, restricted or transferred is an important safety metric which companies, projects and authorities use to measure the combination of injuries and illnesses which caused workers to remain away from work, restricted their work activity or resulted…

Safety scorecard examples, explanations and templates What is a safety scorecard? A safety scorecard is a combination of safety metrics displayed in a digestible format which can be viewed and analysed to understand safety performance. The purpose of this scorecard is to spot trends, issues and opportunities for improvement, and use that data to make…

MTI: Medical treatment injury definition and frequency rate info Medical treatment injury definition A medical treatment injury or MTI is defined as any injury or disease which resulted in a treatment from a physician or other medical personnel under the order of a physician. Most companies and projects differentiate and measure MTI’s and FAI’s or…