Total recordable injury frequency rate (TRIFR) is a metric used to gauge an organization’s safety performance. It reflects the number of fatalities, lost time injuries, substitute work, and injuries requiring treatment by a medical professional per million hours worked. TRIFR is a lagging… View Full Term
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