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(4) In relation to any student identified in part (3)(c), how many are/were students in (a) learning support units and (b) mainstream classes.
(5) For each of the reported injuries at part (1), how many resulted in (a) time off work and for how long, (b) workers compensation payments and how (i) many are ongoing and (ii) much has been paid, and (c) redeployment within the Directorate or the ACT Public Service into non-teaching roles.
Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The table below shows the number of incidents reported by teachers in the years 2014 – 2017, and where there was an injury recorded. Note that in mid-2015 the rollout of electronic incident reporting was finalised and in 2016 and 2017 the importance of reporting work health and safety incidents was strongly promoted across the Directorate, resulting in an increase in reporting:
Year |
Number of incidents |
2014 |
434 |
2015 |
508 |
2016 |
694 |
2017 |
1286 |
2) The number of schools that reported one or more of the incidents documented in response to question one is:
Year |
Schools |
2014 |
78 |
2015 |
80 |
2016 |
84 |
2017 |
85 |
(3) (a) the nature of injuries sustained as a result of the incidents documented in response to question one and in each of the years is as follows:
Injury type |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Cuts, bruising and other superficial injuries |
201 |
257 |
357 |
747 |
Musculoskeletal disorders |
167 |
177 |
215 |
303 |
Psychological injuries/illnesses |
26 |
34 |
63 |
162 |
Other and unknown injuries |
43 |
42 |
60 |
76 |
(b) the mechanisms of incident related to the incidents documented in the response to question one are:
Mechanism of incident |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Being hit by moving objects |
216 |
295 |
449 |
902 |
Slips, trips and falls |
103 |
80 |
101 |
134 |
Mental stress |
22 |
31 |
53 |
143 |
Body stressing |
41 |
56 |
46 |
45 |
Hitting objects with part of the body |
32 |
29 |
26 |
30 |
Other |
23 |
19 |
20 |
34 |
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