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WRITTEN QUESTIONS
11th Assembly
13/04/2010
115. WorkSafe NT Operations
Mr Tollner to MINISTER for
QUESTION
ANSWER
Answered on 20/05/2010
Mr Tollner to Justice and Attorney-General
In relation to the operations of NT WorkSafe:
1) As on 1 April 2010,
a) what is the total number of WorkSafe Officers with a responsibility for conducting on-site inspections;
b) what level are those WorkSafe Officers employed at;
e) How many improvement notices were issued from 1 January 2009;
f) How many workplace injuries have been reported from 1 January 2009. Please provide a breakdown by severity of injury;
g) Is a permanent employee providing full time reception duties for the Division?
2) What is the total paid for workers compensation insurance and benefits in the Northern Territory in 2009?
4) In relation to the chemical spill of
24 March 2009. What practices have been changed and what additional expenditure will or has been made for the continuing activity. Was any formal action taken against the organisations involved?
5) Since the introduction of legislation that gives the power of entry to premises to employee representatives:
a) how many times has the right of entry provision been used;
WRITTEN QUESTIONS
11th Assembly
13/04/2010
115. WorkSafe NT Operations
Mr Tollner to MINISTER for
QUESTION
- In relation to the operations of WorkSafe NT:
1. As on 1 April 2010,
- (a) what is the total number of WorkSafe Officers with a responsibility for conducting on-site inspections;
(b) what level are those WorkSafe Officers employed at;
(c) in 2009, how many workplace safety inspections were conducted. Please provide a breakdown by employment sector;
(d) how many prosecutions for work safety breaches were commenced from 1 January 2009;
(e) how many improvement notices were issued from 1 January 2009;
(f) how many work place injuries have been reported from 1 January 2009. Please provide a breakdown by severity of injury; and
(g) is a permanent employee providing full time reception duties for the Division.
2. What is the total paid for workers compensation insurance and benefits in the Northern Territory in 2009.
3. In relation to the fireworks disposal incident of September 2009. What practices have been changed and what additional expenditure will or has been made for the continuing activity.
4. In relation to the chemical spill of 24 March 2009. What practices have been changed and what additional expenditure will or has been made for the continuing activity. Was any formal action taken against the organizations involved.
5. Since the introduction of legislation that gives the power of entry to premises to employee representatives,
- (a) how many times has the right of entry provision been used;
- (b) how many premises have the powers been used at;
- (c) how many complaints or comments have been received in relation to the exercise of these powers; and
- (d) has any person found to be in breach of the legislation.
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ANSWER
Answered on 20/05/2010
Mr Tollner to Justice and Attorney-General
In relation to the operations of NT WorkSafe:
1) As on 1 April 2010,
a) what is the total number of WorkSafe Officers with a responsibility for conducting on-site inspections;
- There are 27 positions with a responsibility for conducting on-site inspections. Two positions are currently vacant (1 x T3 and 1 x P2).
b) what level are those WorkSafe Officers employed at;
- 1 x T6; 6 x T5; 12 x T4; 5 x T3; 2 x P3;
1 x P2; (Total = 27)
- In 2008/09 there were 4,809 workplace safety inspections carried out by Officers. A breakdown by industry sector is at Attachment A.
- Three prosecutions for work safety breaches were commenced since 1 January 2009.
e) How many improvement notices were issued from 1 January 2009;
- There were 204 improvement notices issued during the 2009 calendar year.
f) How many workplace injuries have been reported from 1 January 2009. Please provide a breakdown by severity of injury;
- The only comprehensive data captured in relation to injuries is from workers compensation insurance claims. Thus, the answer can only be provided in respect of workers compensation insurance claims received by the insurers during the calendar year 2009. In this period there were 2908 workers compensation insurance claims received, which includes 4 death claims. It’s important to note that the date range refers to when the insurer received the claim, and not when the injury occurred.
A further breakdown of severity indicator is not possible, because this is not calculated until a claim is finalised. The majority of claims received in 2009 are not finalised, and therefore no severity indicators can be provided at this time.
g) Is a permanent employee providing full time reception duties for the Division?
- There are eight staff who have responsibility to attend to front of house inquiries at NT WorkSafe.
2) What is the total paid for workers compensation insurance and benefits in the Northern Territory in 2009?
- The total paid for workers compensation insurance in the Northern Territory is data collected via an actuarial process which has not been completed for 2008/09 (note that actuarial reports are collated for financial years, not calendar years). Past actuarial reports on the NT Workers Compensation Scheme, including the most recent report for 2007-08, are available on the NT WorkSafe website: www.worksafe.nt.gov.au/justice/worksafe/corporate/reports.shtml.
- NT WorkSafe no longer manages the explosives reserve at Hidden Valley and no longer stores or disposes of explosives (fireworks) at that location No additional expenditure is necessary at this time.
4) In relation to the chemical spill of
24 March 2009. What practices have been changed and what additional expenditure will or has been made for the continuing activity. Was any formal action taken against the organisations involved?
- Patrick’s Stevedoring conducted a review to ensure that appropriate equipment was used for unloading from trucks. The company complied with all of NTWS’ instructions, and no further action was necessary. NTWS will not incur any extra expenditure.
5) Since the introduction of legislation that gives the power of entry to premises to employee representatives:
a) how many times has the right of entry provision been used;
- Unknown. The Act places no obligation on parties to report.
- Unknown. The Act places no obligation on parties to report.
- No formal complaints. Five initial inquiries regarding operation of provisions.
Last updated: 04 Aug 2016