❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice from 2005 seeks data on workplace injuries and stress-related workers' compensation claims within the Minister for Health's portfolio, including investigation procedures. The response provides figures for the main department and the Office of Health Review.
AnsweredQoN 1522Legislative Council
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For each Department and Agency under the Minister’s control, including the Ministerial office -
(1) How many employees, both permanent and non-permanent, are currently on workers’ compensation as a result of a workplace injury?
(2) What is the average time for employees to be on workers’ compensation as a result of a workplace injury?
(3) Are all workplace injuries, resulting in lost time, investigated to find the cause of the injury and to review workplace practices?
(4) If yes, who conducts the investigation?
(5) If not, why not?
(6) Of the employees absent on workers’ compensation, how many are as a result of workplace stress?
(7) Of those employees on workers’ compensation as a result of workplace stress, how many are not permanent employees?
(8) Has each case of stress resulting in lost time, been investigated to find the cause of the stress, and to review workplace practices?
(9) If not, why not?
(1) How many employees, both permanent and non-permanent, are currently on workers’ compensation as a result of a workplace injury?
(2) What is the average time for employees to be on workers’ compensation as a result of a workplace injury?
(3) Are all workplace injuries, resulting in lost time, investigated to find the cause of the injury and to review workplace practices?
(4) If yes, who conducts the investigation?
(5) If not, why not?
(6) Of the employees absent on workers’ compensation, how many are as a result of workplace stress?
(7) Of those employees on workers’ compensation as a result of workplace stress, how many are not permanent employees?
(8) Has each case of stress resulting in lost time, been investigated to find the cause of the stress, and to review workplace practices?
(9) If not, why not?
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Answered
13 September 2005
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
132 days
(1) 508 (2) 50.35 (3) Yes. (4) Managers/Supervisors and Occupational Safety and Health Representatives. (5) Not applicable. (6) 20. (7) 3. (8) Yes. (9) Not applicable. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) Nil. (2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(1) 508 (2) 50.35 (3) Yes. (4) Managers/Supervisors and Occupational Safety and Health Representatives. (5) Not applicable. (6) 20. (7) 3. (8) Yes. (9) Not applicable. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) Nil. (2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(2) 50.35 (3) Yes. (4) Managers/Supervisors and Occupational Safety and Health Representatives. (5) Not applicable. (6) 20. (7) 3. (8) Yes. (9) Not applicable. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) Nil. (2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(3) Yes. (4) Managers/Supervisors and Occupational Safety and Health Representatives. (5) Not applicable. (6) 20. (7) 3. (8) Yes. (9) Not applicable. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) Nil. (2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(4) Managers/Supervisors and Occupational Safety and Health Representatives. (5) Not applicable. (6) 20. (7) 3. (8) Yes. (9) Not applicable. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) Nil. (2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(5) Not applicable. (6) 20. (7) 3. (8) Yes. (9) Not applicable. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) Nil. (2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(6) 20. (7) 3. (8) Yes. (9) Not applicable. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) Nil. (2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(7) 3. (8) Yes. (9) Not applicable. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) Nil. (2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(8) Yes. (9) Not applicable. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) Nil. (2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(9) Not applicable. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) Nil. (2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) Nil. (2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(1) Nil. (2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(1) Nil. (2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(9) Not Applicable.
(1) 508 (2) 50.35 (3) Yes. (4) Managers/Supervisors and Occupational Safety and Health Representatives. (5) Not applicable. (6) 20. (7) 3. (8) Yes. (9) Not applicable. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) Nil. (2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(2) 50.35 (3) Yes. (4) Managers/Supervisors and Occupational Safety and Health Representatives. (5) Not applicable. (6) 20. (7) 3. (8) Yes. (9) Not applicable. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) Nil. (2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(3) Yes. (4) Managers/Supervisors and Occupational Safety and Health Representatives. (5) Not applicable. (6) 20. (7) 3. (8) Yes. (9) Not applicable. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) Nil. (2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(4) Managers/Supervisors and Occupational Safety and Health Representatives. (5) Not applicable. (6) 20. (7) 3. (8) Yes. (9) Not applicable. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) Nil. (2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(5) Not applicable. (6) 20. (7) 3. (8) Yes. (9) Not applicable. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) Nil. (2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(6) 20. (7) 3. (8) Yes. (9) Not applicable. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) Nil. (2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(7) 3. (8) Yes. (9) Not applicable. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) Nil. (2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(8) Yes. (9) Not applicable. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) Nil. (2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(9) Not applicable. OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) Nil. (2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
OFFICE OF HEALTH REVIEW (1) Nil. (2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(1) Nil. (2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(1) Nil. (2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(2) Not Applicable. (3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(3) Yes. (4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(4) The Office of Health Review would conduct an initial investigation in consultation with RiskCover. (5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(5) Not Applicable. (6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(6) Not Applicable. (7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(7) Not Applicable. (8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(8) Not applicable. (9) Not Applicable.
(9) Not Applicable.
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