The workforce
This industry grouping covers a wide range of activities, separated into over 60 groups. The eight largest groups in Tasmania are:
- Bakery product manufacturing
- Basic non-ferrous metal manufacturing
- Beverage manufacturing
- Dairy product manufacturing
- Furniture manufacturing
- Meat and meat product manufacturing
- Other transport equipment manufacturing
- Structural metal product manufacturing
7% of the total Tasmanian workforce
77% work full time
All age groups are evenly represented
The injuries
834 injuries across the industry in 2019
31% of injuries over the last ten years resulted in at least one week off work
10.6 serious injuries per million hours worked, 16% higher than the state average of 9.1
18% decrease in serious injury frequency rate in the last ten years
The people
Other transport equipment manufacturing reported the highest number of injuries
Occupation groups with the highest percentage of serious injuries
- 16% Labourers
- 12% Food process workers
The causes
The most common causes of injury across the industry
- Body stressing
- Falls, slips and trips
- Being hit by moving objects
- Hitting objects with a part of the body
Action areas
Priority conditions and causes identified in the WorkSafe Strategic Plan 2018-2023 that are relevant to the industry:
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Hazardous manual tasks
- Slips, trips and falls
- Safe movement of vehicles and plant