14 November 2022 |
Statistical reports
The Work-related traumatic injury fatalities, Australia 2021 report provides national statistics on all workers and bystanders fatally injured at work. This report does not include fatalities that occurred while the worker was commuting to or from work (…
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- Fatalities by age group
- Fatalities by industry
- Fatalities by occupation
- Fatalities by state and territory
- Fatality statistics
- Statistics
Page last updated: 14 Nov 2022
06 July 2021 |
Model Codes of Practice
This Code of Practice provides practical advice for persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) and other duty holders on managing risks associated with stevedoring. It applies to all workplaces where stevedoring operations are carried out.
This…
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- Cargo handling
- Stevedoring
- Model Work Health and Safety Laws
- Safety by industry and business
- The work environment
Page last updated: 06 Dec 2021
19 February 2016 |
Information sheet
Use this information sheet if you, or the workers you manage, unpack shipping containers that have been fumigated with methyl bromide.
Methyl bromide is used as a fumigant to stop pests, like insects, from being imported into Australia.
This…
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- Cargo handling
- Hazardous chemicals
- Stevedoring
- Cargo handling
- Supply chains and networks
- Hazardous chemicals
- Safety by industry and business
- The work environment
Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
19 February 2016 |
Information sheet
Use this information sheet if you, or the workers you manage, unpack shipping containers.
Shipping containers can have hazardous chemical residues in the air and on surfaces.
Airborne hazardous chemicals are a significant risk to workers’ health and…
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- Cargo handling
- Hazardous chemicals
- Stevedoring
- Cargo handling
- Supply chains and networks
- Hazardous chemicals
- Safety by industry and business
- The work environment
Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
19 December 2012 |
Reports
Several European studies have reported high levels of residual chemical levels in sealed shipping containers. The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service found similar results when testing containers in Australia. These findings raise potential…
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- Cargo handling
- Hazard surveillance research
- Hazardous chemicals
- Stevedoring
- Cargo handling
- Supply chains and networks
- Hazardous chemicals
- Research and studies
- Safety by industry and business
Page last updated: 23 Nov 2021
15 November 2021 |
Statistical reports
Work-related traumatic injury fatalities Australia 2020 report provides national statistics on all workers and bystanders fatally injured at work. This report does not include fatalities that occurred while the worker was commuting to or from work (…
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- Fatalities by age group
- Fatalities by industry
- Fatalities by occupation
- Fatalities by state and territory
- Fatality statistics
Page last updated: 15 Nov 2021
15 November 2021 |
Statistical reports
Safe Work Australia’s statistical reports released in 2021 mark the first time the data reference year includes periods when Australia was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The wide reach of the pandemic and the different public health and economic…
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- Fatalities by age group
- Fatalities by industry
- Fatalities by occupation
- Fatalities by state and territory
- Fatality statistics
Page last updated: 15 Nov 2021
30 May 2019 |
Statistical reports
Part 3: Premiums, entitlements and scheme performance - compares the premium rates, entitlements and scheme performance of jurisdictions across Australia and New Zealand.
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- Comparing workers' compensation scheme performance
- Comparing workers' compensation schemes
- Disease and injury data
- Disease and injury data by state and territory
- Fatalities by state and territory
- Fatality statistics
- Statistics
- Workers' compensation
- Safety by industry and business
- Statistics
- Workers
Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
21 December 2018 |
Statistical reports
Infographic summary of key findings Part 1: Work health and safety performance.
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- Comparing workers' compensation scheme performance
- Comparing workers' compensation schemes
- Disease and injury data
- Disease and injury data by state and territory
- Fatalities by state and territory
- Fatality statistics
- Statistics
- Workers' compensation
- Safety by industry and business
- Statistics
- Workers
Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021
21 December 2018 |
Statistical reports
Part 1: Work health and safety performance - Including comparing serious claim rates and work-related fatalities across states and territories.
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- Comparing workers' compensation scheme performance
- Comparing workers' compensation schemes
- Disease and injury data
- Disease and injury data by state and territory
- Fatalities by state and territory
- Fatality statistics
- Statistics
- Workers' compensation
- Safety by industry and business
- Statistics
- Workers
Page last updated: 09 Nov 2021