The workforce
This industry grouping covers a wide range of activities, separated into 12 groups:
- Internet service providers and web search portals
- Data processing, web hosting and electronic information storage services
- Radio broadcasting
- Television broadcasting
- Internet publishing and broadcasting
- Telecommunication services
- Newspaper, periodical, book and directory publishing
- Software publishing
- Motion picture and video activities
- Sound recording and music publishing
- Libraries and archives
- Other information services
1% of the total Tasmanian workforce
63% of workers are employed full time
Telecommunications services is the largest employing group
1 in 2 workers are aged between 25 and 44
The injuries
32 injuries across the industry in 2018
36% of injuries over the last ten years resulted in at least one week off work
4.4 serious injuries per million hours worked, 49% lower than the state average of 8.7
10% lower serious injury frequency rate in 2018 than ten years ago
The people
Occupation groups with the highest percentage of serious injuries
- 21% Call or contact centre information clerks
- 11% Miscellaneous hospitality, retail and service managers
- 9% Information and organisation professionals
15-24 year olds had the highest serious injury frequency rate
Sound recording and music publishing had the highest serious injury frequency rate
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:
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Hazardous manual tasks
- Slips, trips and falls
- Mental health conditions