Performance Measure

Agency

Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (409)

Measure Name

Average annual cost of keeping one mineral extraction worker safe.

Measure Last Modified

Apr 21 2017 08:50

Measure Last Published

Aug 02 2019 12:14

Measure Status

Retired

Data Source and Calculation

Annual agency costs (in dollars) for worker safety programs in coal and mineral mining are divided by the number of reported worker hours, then multiplied by 2,000 (the approximate number of hours worked by one "ideal" worker in one year). The measure is based on a calendar year.

Enterprise Priorities and Strategies

Enterprise Initiative	Enterprise Priority	Enterprise Strategy

Associated Service Areas

SA Code	SA Name
50602	Mineral Mining Environmental Protection, Worker Safety and Land Reclamation
50605	Coal Worker Safety

Measure ID

40900000.001.003

Measure Class

Productivity

Measure Type

Outcome

Year Type

Calendar

Preferred Trend

Decrease

Frequency

Annually

Statistical Unit

Average cost

Baseline and Targets

Target Name	Date	Result	Note
Baseline
Short Target 2020
Long Target 2022

Measure Results

Year	Result	Explanatory Note
2007	661.76
2008	668.07	Upward adjustment of 2008 value was due to customer error in reporting worker hours for that year. Agency costs per worker increased by 1+ in 2009. The increased 2010 value reflects a significant decrease in hours worked in the mineral mining industry. Overall costs decreased but not enough to balance the approximate 20+ decrease in hours worked.
2009	735.56	Upward adjustment of 2008 value was due to customer error in reporting worker hours for that year. Agency costs per worker increased by 1+ in 2009. The increased 2010 value reflects a significant decrease in hours worked in the mineral mining industry. Overall costs decreased but not enough to balance the approximate 20+ decrease in hours worked.
2010	791.25	Upward adjustment of 2008 value was due to customer error in reporting worker hours for that year. Agency costs per worker increased by 1+ in 2009. The increased 2010 value reflects a significant decrease in hours worked in the mineral mining industry. Overall costs decreased but not enough to balance the approximate 20+ decrease in hours worked.
2011	778.67
2012	752.34
2013	794.03
2014	967.10	The cost of DMME safety programs has remained relatively stable, but hours worked by coal miners has decreased significantly in recent years, thus explaining the increase in cost per worker.
2015		Market conditions outside of DMME's control have distorted the usefulness of this measure. DMME is currently designing a revised productivity measure.
2016
2017