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I

nc

i

den

t

Rep

orti

ng,

I

nves

ti

ga

tio

n

and Managemen

t

BOS-PRD-0302.900801

Lo

s

t Ti

me

I

nju

r

y:

LTIs ar

e

d

e

fin

e

d as:

Fataliti

e

s (F

A

T), P

e

r

m

an

e

nt T

o

tal Disa

b

iliti

e

s (PTD), P

e

r

m

an

e

nt Partial Disa

b

iliti

e

s (PPD) and L

o

st

Wo

r

k

C

as

e

s (L

WC

). (LTIs

=

Fataliti

e

s + PTD + PPD + L

WC

)

x

F

a

t

a

lit

y

:

A

d

e

ath dir

e

ctly r

e

sulting fr

om

a w

o

r

k

injury r

e

gardl

e

ss

o

f th

e

l

e

ngth

o

f ti

me be

tw

ee

n th

e

injury and d

e

ath

;

x

Pe

r

manen

t Tot

a

l

D

i

sab

ilit

y

:

A

ny w

o

r

k

injury which inca

p

acitat

e

s an

emp

l

o

y

ee pe

r

m

an

e

ntly and

r

e

sults in t

e

r

m

inati

o

n

o

f

emp

l

o

y

me

nt

o

n

me

dical gr

o

unds(

e.g.

l

o

ss

o

f li

mb

(s)

pe

r

m

an

e

nt

b

rain

da

m

ag

e

, l

o

ss

o

f sight) and

p

r

e

clud

e

s th

e

individual fr

om

w

o

r

k

ing

e

ith

e

r at s

e

a

o

r ash

o

r

e;

x

Pe

r

manen

t

Pa

rti

a

l

D

i

sab

ilit

y

:

A

ny w

o

r

k

injury which r

e

sults in th

e

c

omp

l

e

t

e

l

o

ss,

o

r

pe

r

m

an

e

nt l

o

ss

o

f us

e

,

o

f any

membe

r

o

r

p

art

o

f th

e bo

dy,

o

r any i

mp

air

me

nt

o

f functi

o

ns

o

f

p

arts

o

f th

e bo

dy,

r

e

gardl

e

ss

o

f any

p

r

e

-

e

xisting disa

b

ility

o

f th

e

injur

e

d

membe

r

o

r i

mp

air

e

d

bo

dy functi

o

n, that

p

artially r

e

stricts

o

r li

m

its an

emp

l

o

y

ee

’s

b

asis t

o

w

o

r

k o

n a

pe

r

m

an

e

nt

b

asis at s

e

a. Such an

individual c

o

uld

be emp

l

o

y

e

d ash

o

r

e b

ut n

o

t at s

e

a

;

x

Lo

s

t Wor

k Case

: Injury which r

e

sults in an individual

be

ing una

b

l

e

t

o

carry

o

ut any

o

f his duti

e

s

o

r t

o

r

e

turn t

o

w

o

r

k o

n a sch

e

dul

e

d w

o

r

k

shift

o

n th

e

day f

o

ll

o

wing th

e

injury, unl

e

ss caus

e

d

b

y d

e

lays in

g

e

tting

me

dical tr

e

at

me

nt ash

o

r

e

.

Res

tri

c

t

ed

Wor

k Case:

A

R

WC

is an injury which r

e

sults in an individual

be

ing una

b

l

e

t

o pe

rf

o

r

m

all n

o

r

m

ally assign

e

d w

o

r

k

functi

o

ns during a sch

e

dul

e

d w

o

r

k

shift

o

r

be

ing assign

e

d t

o

an

o

th

e

r j

ob

o

n a t

empo

rary

o

r

pe

r

m

an

e

nt

b

asis

o

n th

e

day f

o

ll

o

wing th

e

injury.

NOTE: Th

e

f

o

ll

o

wing c

ome

int

o

th

e

cat

e

g

o

ry

o

f "l

e

ss than n

o

r

m

al assign

e

d w

o

r

k

functi

o

ns":

x

pe

rf

o

r

m

ing all duti

e

s

o

r n

o

r

m

al assign

e

d w

o

r

k

functi

o

ns

b

ut at l

e

ss than full ti

me

sch

e

dul

e;

x

P

e

rf

o

r

m

ing li

m

it

e

d duti

e

s at a n

o

r

m

ally assign

e

d j

ob

at fullti

me

sch

e

dul

e;

x

Transf

e

r t

o

o

th

e

r duti

e

s.

Med

i

ca

l Tr

ea

t

men

t

Case:

A

ny w

o

r

k

-r

e

lat

e

d l

o

ss

o

f c

o

nsci

o

usn

e

ss (unl

e

ss du

e

t

o

ill h

e

alth), injury

o

r illn

e

ss r

e

quiring

mo

r

e

than first aid

tr

e

at

me

nt

b

y a

p

hysician, d

e

ntist, surg

eo

n

o

r r

e

gist

e

r

e

d

me

dical

pe

rs

o

nn

e

l,

e.g.

nurs

e o

r

p

ara

me

dic und

e

r

th

e

standing

o

rd

e

rs

o

f a

p

hysician,

o

r und

e

r th

e

s

pe

cific

o

rd

e

r

o

f a

p

hysician

o

r if at s

e

a with n

o p

hysician

o

n

bo

ard c

o

uld

be

c

o

nsid

e

r

e

d as

be

ing in th

e p

r

o

vinc

e o

f a

p

hysician.

M

T

C

s includ

e

:

x

Injuri

e

s which r

e

sult in l

o

ss

o

f c

o

nsci

o

usn

e

ss,

e

v

e

n if th

e

individual r

e

su

me

s w

o

r

k

aft

e

r r

e

gaining

c

o

nsci

o

usn

e

ss (

N.B.

this d

oe

s n

o

t c

o

v

e

r l

o

ss

o

f c

o

nsci

o

usn

e

ss du

e

t

o

ill h

e

alth)

;

x

Sutur

e

s f

o

r n

o

n-c

o

s

me

tic

p

ur

po

s

e

s

;

x

U

s

e o

f casts, s

p

lints

o

r

o

th

e

r

me

ans

o

f i

mmob

ilizati

o

n

;

x

A

ny g

e

n

e

ral surgical tr

e

at

me

nt

;

x

R

emo

val

o

f

embe

dd

e

d

ob

j

e

cts fr

om e

y

e b

y surgical

me

ans

;

x

U

s

e o

f

o

th

e

r than n

o

n-

p

r

e

scri

p

tiv

e

drugs

o

r

me

dicati

o

ns

;

x

U

s

e o

f a s

e

ri

e

s

o

f c

omp

r

e

ss

e

s f

o

r tr

e

at

me

nts

o

f

b

ruis

e

s, s

p

rains

o

r strains.

V

e

rsi

o

n 06. Original dat

e

: 05/06/2012. V

e

rsi

o

n dat

e

: 31/12/2015. Valid v

e

rsi

o

n

o

nly

o

n Q

M

S sit

e

.

U

nc

o

ntr

o

ll

e

d d

o

cu

me

nt wh

e

n

p

rint

e

d.

Pr

o

c

e

dur

e p

r

ep

ar

e

d

b

y: BOS QHSE

M

anag

e

r.

App

r

o

v

e

d

b

y: BOS QHSE

M

anag

e

r. Validat

e

d

b

y: BOS Quality R

ep

r

e

s

e

ntativ

e

.

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e

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