Work-related injuries, illnesses and deaths impose both direct costs and indirect costs on employers, workers and the community. The cost of Work–related Injury and Illness for Australian Employers, Workers and the Community: 2012-13 estimates these costs. Using a methodology developed and applied in 2004 by the National...

Safe Work Australia has released two new publications about musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and the influence of shiftwork. ‘Statistics on work-related musculoskeletal disorders’ provides information on workers’ compensation claims for work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) including trends by occupation and...