WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION 



There is a marked improvement in the safety picture for the fiscal year 

 1964-65. 



Total number of claims was 656; a decrease of 117 from last year. Total 

 cost of Department claims $126,265.57; a decrease of $26,647.23. Average cost 

 per claim was $96.00; a decrease of $7.00. 



There were fewer high cost claims arising in the fiscal year. The incidence 

 of major severity of injuries has been decreasing. 



The fire season was very light, with no major fires. Less extra fire fighters 

 were required. Injuries were only one-third of last year's total. 



There were more junior rangers hired than last year but the number of 

 injuries decreased by 18. 



Average number of employees decreased by 352 and 1.6% fewer employees 

 were injured. 



There were three deaths in the fiscal year. Two were accepted by the Work- 

 men's Compensation Board and a pension commenced for one of them in the 

 fiscal year. The pension for the other will be shown in the next fiscal year. No 

 decision was made on the third death claim and it will likely be rejected. Three 

 new pensions commenced for claimants with permanent partial disability, bringing 

 the total of new pensions to four. 



WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION AND SAFETY TRAINING 



The Injury Frequency Rate for the fiscal year 1964-65 was 16.6, a decrease 

 of 1.6 from the previous year. 



The Injury Frequency Rate is a unit of measure to determine the frequency 

 of disabling injuries by the following formula: 



No. of lost time injuries x 100,000 man-days 



man-days worked 



Lost time injuries are those considered to be compensable by the Workmen's 

 Compensation Board and require a period of lay off from work longer than two 

 calendar days. 



A three-year comparison: 



1962-63 14.2 



1963-64 19.2 



1964-65 16.6 



The "Lands and Forests Safety Shield" was won by Port Arthur District. It 

 had the lowest injury frequency rate in the competition among the districts. 



Port Arthur District Record 



Compensable lost time injuries 3 



Man-days worked 58,310 



Injury Frequency Rate 5.0 



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