Total incidents refers to the sum of fatalities, permanent disabilities, lost time injuries, restricted work cases and medical treatment cases that occur in a workplace, region or other specific jurisdiction within a certain period of time. These are incidents that meet the criteria for being reported to a regulatory authority.
Total incidents may also be referred to as "total recordable incidents" or "total recordable incident rate" (TRIR).
Reportable incidents may include but are not limited to:
Synonyms
Total Recordable Incidents, Total Recordable Incident Rate, TRIR
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