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Know your duties - a tool for working safely
This tool provides information about duties under the model WHS laws, including duties for PCBUs and workers in the agriculture industry, how to meet these duties, and hazards you may face working in agriculture.
14 October 2021 |
Reports
As part of the first phase of national initiatives under the National Return to Work Strategy 2020-2030 Safe Work Australia commissioned this independent research report from Griffith University.
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Page last updated: 03 May 2023
05 April 2023 |
Statistical reports
The report compares survey data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics with SWA’s National dataset for compensation-based statistics and findings from our Safer, healthier, wealthier research.
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Page last updated: 05 Apr 2023
16 March 2023 |
Reports
This snapshot presents findings about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on workers returning to work after an injury or illness.
It provides valuable insights for workers’ compensation authorities and other key stakeholders about what it was like for…
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Page last updated: 16 Mar 2023
07 November 2022 |
Statistical reports
The report was updated 17 January 2023. The update affected page 11 of the report only.
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Page last updated: 18 Jan 2023
22 June 2022 |
Reports
This independent report provides information about workers’ perception and knowledge of workers’ compensation systems as well as information about workers' communication preferences.
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Page last updated: 11 Jan 2023
17 February 2022 |
Reports
This summary presents highlights from the 2021 National Return to Work Survey including key metrics, insights and time series data. The summary also includes a section on COVID-19 and its impact on recovery and return to work.
The National Return to Work…
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Page last updated: 21 Dec 2022
07 December 2022 |
Statistical tables
Lost time injury frequency rates are one measure that can help you compare one aspect of the work health and safety performance of your organisation against the broader industry. The LTIFR is the average number of lost-time injuries in each industry in…
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Page last updated: 14 Dec 2022
05 December 2022 |
Statistical reports
The Australian workers’ compensation statistics (AWCS) report provides detailed statistics about workers’ compensation claims that were lodged in Australia between 2000–01 and 2020–21, including preliminary data for 2020–21 and trend analysis to 2019–20…
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Page last updated: 05 Dec 2022
05 December 2022 |
Infographic
This infographic provides statistics about workers’ compensation claims in Australia.
The Australian Workers’ Compensation Statistics (AWCS) report provides detailed statistics about workers’ compensation claims that were lodged in Australia between…
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Page last updated: 05 Dec 2022
17 December 2021 |
Reports
This Revised List of Deemed Diseases in Australia is based on the findings of the Review of the 2015 Deemed Diseases in Australia Report.
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