WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY INNOVATIVE PRACTICE GRANTS

In reply to the Hon. J.A. DARLEY (27 June 2012).

The Hon. R.P. WORTLEY (Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for State/Local Government Relations): I am advised:

1. The accident rate amongst oyster growers in South Australia is 1.61 injury claims per million dollars remuneration, which is over two times the 0.71 South Australian injury rate for all claims. Accident rates are reported as a three year average injury rate and are calculated as WorkCover claims per million dollars remuneration; and provide an indication of the number of accidents within a particular industry proportionate to the number of people employed in that industry.

Oyster growers have a severe injury rate of 0.57 claims per million dollars remuneration, which is over one and a half times the South Australian severe injury rate of 0.34. A severe injury claim is defined as a claim requiring ten or more income maintenance days.