❓ A WA parliamentary question reveals data on violent incidents in schools, teacher workers' compensation claims, and associated costs over the past four financial years. The data indicates a consistent number of violent incidents and a significant financial burden related to workers' compensation.
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For the past four financial years up to July 31, 2022 please detail the following: (a) Total number of violent incidents reported to the Department of Education; (b) Teacher claims on workers compensation as a result of violent incidents; (c) Total dollar value of workers compensation claims against the Department of Education; (d) A breakdown of the categories of workers compensation claims and the dollar value of each category; and (e) The number of workers compensation claims that are unresolved more than 12 months since the first claim?
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Answered
20 September 2022
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Education and Training
Response time
6 days
Answer
(a) Violent incidents involving one or more members of staff:
Financial Year
Count
2018-19
2,437
2019-20
2,344
2020-21
2,421
2021-22
2,400
Note:
· The above data captures schools and residential colleges.
· These figures include both offsite and onsite incidents.
· A single incident can involve both physical contact and physical threatening behaviour (non-contact).
· Data is for full financial years and does not include claims lodged for incidents that occurred in July 2022 as they would fall in the 2022-23 financial year. Workers have 12 months to lodge a claim from the date of the incident. The data for 2021-22 includes claims that were lodged in July for incidents that occurred in the 2021-22 financial year.
(b)
Claim Financial Year
Number
2018-19
116
2019-20
101
2020-21
105
2021-22
105
(c)
Financial Year
Total Value
2018-19
41,516,104
2019-20
38,395,151
2020-21
41,414,744
2021-22
15,095,645
Note:
These are the total dollar value incurred as of 31 July 2022. Costs of claims continue to develop until claims are finalised.
(d)
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
Being Hit by Moving Objects
8,532,878
7,122,819
9,071,448
3,274,996
Biological Factors
6,338
607,330
85,193
1,760
Body Stressing
12,445,414
10,712,692
12,409,036
4,175,222
Chemicals and Other Substances
298,704
22,588
107,626
46,523
Falls, Slips and Trips of a Person
13,313,023
13,426,964
12,075,026
5,676,863
Heat, Radiation and Electricity
20,415
287,065
42,283
46,592
Hitting Objects with a Part of the Body
987,975
819,538
727,426
266,440
Mental Stress
5,386,167
4,883,414
6,714,034
1,565,431
Sound and Pressure
497,590
325,782
102,467
39,942
Other and Unspecified Mechanism of Injury
27,600
186,959
80,206
1,875
(e)
Claim Financial Year
Claims Longer than 1 year
2018-19
366
2019-20
386
2020-21
470
2021-22
6
Note:
The above number of workers’ compensation claims that are (or were) unresolved for more than 12 months since the first claim.
(a) Violent incidents involving one or more members of staff:
Financial Year
Count
2018-19
2,437
2019-20
2,344
2020-21
2,421
2021-22
2,400
Note:
· The above data captures schools and residential colleges.
· These figures include both offsite and onsite incidents.
· A single incident can involve both physical contact and physical threatening behaviour (non-contact).
· Data is for full financial years and does not include claims lodged for incidents that occurred in July 2022 as they would fall in the 2022-23 financial year. Workers have 12 months to lodge a claim from the date of the incident. The data for 2021-22 includes claims that were lodged in July for incidents that occurred in the 2021-22 financial year.
(b)
Claim Financial Year
Number
2018-19
116
2019-20
101
2020-21
105
2021-22
105
(c)
Financial Year
Total Value
2018-19
41,516,104
2019-20
38,395,151
2020-21
41,414,744
2021-22
15,095,645
Note:
These are the total dollar value incurred as of 31 July 2022. Costs of claims continue to develop until claims are finalised.
(d)
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
Being Hit by Moving Objects
8,532,878
7,122,819
9,071,448
3,274,996
Biological Factors
6,338
607,330
85,193
1,760
Body Stressing
12,445,414
10,712,692
12,409,036
4,175,222
Chemicals and Other Substances
298,704
22,588
107,626
46,523
Falls, Slips and Trips of a Person
13,313,023
13,426,964
12,075,026
5,676,863
Heat, Radiation and Electricity
20,415
287,065
42,283
46,592
Hitting Objects with a Part of the Body
987,975
819,538
727,426
266,440
Mental Stress
5,386,167
4,883,414
6,714,034
1,565,431
Sound and Pressure
497,590
325,782
102,467
39,942
Other and Unspecified Mechanism of Injury
27,600
186,959
80,206
1,875
(e)
Claim Financial Year
Claims Longer than 1 year
2018-19
366
2019-20
386
2020-21
470
2021-22
6
Note:
The above number of workers’ compensation claims that are (or were) unresolved for more than 12 months since the first claim.
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