The workforce
This industry grouping covers a wide range of activities, separated into nine groups
- Central banking
- Depository financial intermediation
- Auxiliary finance and investment services
- Health and general insurance
- Auxiliary insurance services
- Superannuation funds
- Non-depository financing
- Financial asset investing
- Life insurance
2% of the total Tasmanian workforce
79% work full time
Depository financial intermediation is the largest employing group
57% aged 25-44, higher than the state average of 40%
The injuries
28 injuries across the industry in 2019
40% of injuries in the last ten years resulted in at least one week off work
3.1 serious injuries per million hours worked, 65% lower than the state average of 9.1
38% increase in serious injury frequency rate in the last ten years, while state average decreased 9%
The people
54-64 year olds have the highest serious injury frequency rate
Auxiliary insurance services have the highest serious injury frequency rate at 3.5 serious injuries per million hours worked
Depository financial intermediation reported over half of all serious injuries
61% of serious injuries were reported by Financial and insurance clerks
The causes
The most common causes of injury across the industry
- Body stressing
- Falls, slips and trips
- Mental stress
Action areas
Priority conditions and causes identified in the WorkSafe Strategic Plan 2018-2023 relevant to the industry:
- Mental health conditions
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Hazardous manual tasks
- Slips, trips and falls