LA7 All Injury Frequency & Severity (Employees)
F2005 | F2006 | F2007 | F2008 | F2009 | F2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severity | ||||||
| Target | N/A | N/A | 29 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
| Actual | 36.3 | 57.3 | 31.4 | 39 | 32 | |
| All Injury Frequency | ||||||
| Target | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Actual | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.4 | |
Severity is a standard Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) measure and is defined as the number of calendar days lost due to injury per 200,000 hours worked.
All Injury Frequency (AIF) is also a standard CEA measure and is defined as the total number of employee Medical Aids and Disabling Injuries occurring in the last 12 months per 200,000 hours worked. Medical aid injuries are those where a medical practitioner has rendered services beyond the level defined as "first aid" and the employee was not absent from work after the day of the injury. Disabling injuries are those where the employee is absent beyond the day of injury. Lost time injuries are those where the employee is absent beyond the day of injury.
The Severity measure at 32 was below the annual target of 25, primarily as a result of a serious electrical contact incident that occurred in Invermere, B.C. which resulted in serious injury to two Power Line Technicians. An internal investigation into the Invermere incident was carried out and a report has been completed. A meeting with WorkSafe BC to discuss the findings was held in April 2009.
The AIF year-end result was 1.4, markedly below the annual target of 2.4. At 1.4 the AIF value is about 36 per cent below the average AIF in the corresponding periods of the prior four fiscal years. In spite of this excellent AIF performance, BC Hydro experienced some very serious injuries in fiscal year 2009. A helicopter crash in Cranbrook in May 2008 resulted in two employee fatalities and the electrical contact incident in Invermere as noted above.
Both AIF and Severity metrics, as defined in the CEA Standard, are generally harmonized with the U.S. Occupatonal Safety and Health Administration Standards for safety statistics.
Contractor and Subcontractor Reporting
Prior to awarding work to a contractor, it is the practice of BC Hydro to request health and safety records as part of the tendering process. BC Hydro does not track lost days and absenteeism of contract staff, however we do require that they will report injury incident events (including fatal incidents) to BC Hydro (and by law to WorkSafeBC).
Last Modified: Mar 25, 2010
