Total Case Incident Rate (TCIR)
The Total Case Incident Rate (TCIR) is based on the number of recordable injury and illness cases occurring among 100 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers over one year. It is also a required calculation for companies applying for VPP status.
How to Calculate the TCIR
As you can see, the calculation for the TCIR is similar to the DART. You can calculate the TCIR using the following steps:
- Determine the number of TCIR cases (N): Count the number of line entries on your OSHA Form 300 or use the OSHA Form 300A and sum the entries for columns (G), (H), (I), and (J).
- Determine total work hours (EH): The number of hours all employees actually worked during the year. Use the OSHA Form 300A and optional worksheet to calculate this number. If actual hours worked are not available for employees paid on commission, salary, by the mile, etc., hours worked may be estimated on the basis of scheduled hours or 8 hours per workday. Again, the number of employees is not considered in the calculation. The total number of TCIR cases and the total number of hours the employees work during the year are the only two important figures.
- The 200,000 figure in the formula represents the number of hours 100 full-time-equivalent (FTE) employees working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year would work and provides the standard base for calculating incident rates.
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6-3. The Total Case Incident Rate (TCIR) is based on the number of recordable injury and illness cases occurring _____.
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