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
68% of workers are employed full time
Telecommunications services is the largest employing group
55% of workers are aged between 25 and 44
The injuries
22 injuries across the industry in 2019
36% of injuries over the last ten years resulted in at least one week off work
2.3 serious injuries per million hours worked, 74% lower than the state average of 9.1
16% lower serious injury frequency rate in 2019 than ten years ago
The people
Occupation groups with the highest percentage of serious injuries
- 21% Call or contact centre information clerks
- 12% Information and organisation professionals
- 11% Miscellaneous hospitality, retail and service managers
Workers aged 65 and over, followed by 15-24 year olds, had the highest serious injury frequency rate
Libraries and archives 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