Australia's shocking health and safety statistics

ThunderMaps AUSTRALIA'S SH0CKING RATE OF WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS WORK-RELATED INJURIES 2013 - 2014 INCIDENCE RATE: 11IN 25 AUSTRALIANS INCIDENTS CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE AND I MEAN ANYWHERE LOCATION WHERE INJURIES OR DISEASE OCCURRED: TRAVELLING ON BUSINESS 4% WORKPLACE 91% TRAVELLING TO OR FROM WORK 2% LUNCHTIME OR BREAK ACTIVITIES 2% OF FATAL INCIDENTS HAPPEN IN 71% 4 KEY INDUSTRIES TRANSPORT, POSTAL, AND WAREHOUSING AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND FISHING • CONSTRUCTION MANUFACTURING 0% OF WORKERS DO NOT REPORT THEIR INJURY OR DISEASE TO SOMEONE IN THE WORKPLACE COST OF WORK-RELATED INJURIES AND DISEASES II 60 50 40 30 20 10 2000-2001 2005-2006 2008-2009 2012-2013 HEALTH AND SAFETY IS NOT JUST AN ISSUE FOR HIGH RISK INDUSTRIES. INJURIES HAPPEN IN ALL WORKPLACES BETTER HEALTH AND SAFETY IN YOUR WORKPLACE INVOLVES: CREATING A PLAN TO CONTROL WORKPLACE HAZARDS INSPECTING YOUR WORKPLACE TRAINING STAFF REPORTING HAZARDS MAINTAINING RECORDS ENGAGING EMPLOYEES IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HEALTH AND SAFETY DATA SOURCES: http://www.safeworkaustralia gov.au/sites/SWA/about/Publications/Documents/910/keywhs-stat-2015.pat http://www.abs.gov.awausstats/[email protected]/lookup/6324.0main features1jul6202013%20to%20jun%2020147opendocument http://www.safeworkaustraliagov.au/sites/SWA/about/Publica- tions/Documents/939/work-related-traumatic-injury-fatalities-australa-2014.pdf http://www.safeworkaustralia gov.au/sites/swa/about/publications/pages/work-related-traumatic-injury-fatalities-australia-2014 http://www.safeworkaustraliagov.ausites/swa/statistics/cost-injury-illness/pages/cost-injury-illness ThunderMaps Real-time hazard reporting for your business www.thundermaps.com NOIT71A $