Safe Work Australia uses a range of data to inform the development and evaluation of policies relating to work health and safety and workers’ compensation. Workers’ compensation data is our main source of information on work-related injuries in Australia. These data have been summarised in the reports below and you can also search the Statistics online database.
Key Work Health and Safety Statistics Booklet Australia 2011
Cost of work-related injury and illness
Employment conditions and work-related injuries
Frequently asked questions
Hospital data on work-related injuries
Industry information
Jurisdictional comparisons
Lost time injury frequency rates
Mesothelioma
National OHS Strategy target measurement
Workers’ Compensation: classifications
Workers’ compensation data
Work-related diseases
Work-related fatalities