The workforce
This industry grouping covers a wide range of activities, separated into 14 groups:
- Air and space transport
- Airport operations and other air transport support services
- Other transport support services
- Pipeline and other transport
- Postal and courier pick-up and delivery services
- Rail freight transport
- Rail passenger transport
- Road freight transport
- Road passenger transport
- Scenic and sightseeing transport
- Warehousing and storage services
- Water freight transport
- Water passenger transport
- Water transport support services
4% of the total Tasmanian workforce
1 in 3 workers are employed in Road freight transport
The injuries
328 injuries across the industry group in 2020
44% of injuries over the last ten years resulted in at least one week off work
10.2 serious injuries per million hours worked, 12% higher than the state average of 9.1
13% lower serious injury frequency rate in 2020 than ten years ago
The people
Water transport support services reported the highest serious injury frequency rate, despite a lower number of claims
Occupations with the highest percentage of serious injuries:
- 36% Truck drivers
- 16% Automobile, bus and rail drivers
The causes
The most common causes of injury across the industry:
- Body stressing
- Falls, slips and trips
- Being hit by moving objects
- Vehicle incidents and other
Action areas
Priority conditions and causes identified in the WorkSafe Strategic Plan 2018-2023 that are relevant to the industry:
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Hazardous manual task
- Slips, trips and falls
- Safe movement of vehicles and plant