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Glossary

LTIFR (lost time injury frequency rate)

A workplace safety rate: the number of injuries that caused lost working time, relative to the hours worked, usually expressed per million person-hours.

The lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) measures how often injuries that cause lost working time occur, relative to the total hours worked:

LTIFR = number of lost time injuries × 1,000,000 ÷ total person-hours worked

The multiplier sets the basis; one million person-hours is common. Check the current BRSR format for the exact basis it uses and for how employees and workers are reported.

The two inputs usually come from different places: injury records from the safety function and hours worked from HR or payroll. Keep both as evidence, by facility and month, so the rate can be re-performed.

In Sustano

Sustano collects safety data in the KPI-by-month grid for each facility, with evidence attached to each cell, and derives rates in the metrics library so the formula and inputs are visible to a reviewer.

Learn more: Data collection by facility and month

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