Reports and Snapshots

This category includes data reports and snapshots on specific topics chosen for investigation.

Workplace and work-related violence and aggression in Australia report

Workplace violence and aggression is any incident where a person is abused, threatened or assaulted at the workplace or while they are working. These incidents can present as both psychosocial and physical hazards to workers and others and can harm the person they are directed at as well as anyone who witnesses the behaviour.

In this report, we examine the prevalence, causes and impacts of violence in Australian workplaces, to provide a deeper understanding of where there are opportunities for better risk management approaches to prevent workplace violence and aggression. 

Designing SMARTer work to reduce psychosocial risks: Evaluating the effectiveness of a participatory work-redesign intervention in aged care (2024)

This report outlines the results of a 2-year study which explored how to reduce psychosocial risks associated with increased job demands in the aged care sector. 

The research was undertaken in 2022-2023 by researchers at the Centre for Transformative Work Design at Curtin University and funded by Safe Work Australia through the grant initiative “Interventions to manage work-related psychosocial hazards”. 

 

WHS profile: electricians (2024)

Our WHS profiles explore the data behind specific occupations to help illustrate the nature of risks workers most frequently encounter while performing their duties. The profiles use our Beta Occupational Hazards Dataset and National Dataset for Compensation-based Statistics, alongside ABS Census data. 

In this first profile, we provide an overview of electricians in Australia and highlight the specific hazards they are exposed to through their work. These insights can help PCBUs and workers better understand and manage the risks of electrical work.  

 

Psychological health and safety in the workplace (2024)

Psychosocial hazards are those that may cause psychological harm (and may also cause physical harm). Workers exposed to psychosocial hazards in the workplace are at greater risk of developing a work-related psychological injury, and poorer mental health outcomes. 

Mental health conditions account for an increasing proportion of serious workers’ compensation claims, and have garnered significant attention over recent years as awareness of their impact on individuals and workplaces has grown.

 

WHS outcomes for apprentices and trainees (2023)

Apprenticeships and traineeships are types of formal training arrangements that combine work and study for a qualification in a trade or occupation.

The data presented in this snapshot focuses on work, health and safety outcomes for apprentices and trainees under 30 in the Construction and Manufacturing industries, as it is in these industries that the majority of work-related injuries or illnesses are occurring.

 

Returning to work during COVID-19 (2023)

This snapshot presents findings about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on workers returning to work after an injury or illness.

It provides valuable insights for workers' compensation authorities and other key stakeholders about what it was like for workers making a return to work during the pandemic.

The snapshot is based on findings from the 2021 National Return to Work Survey, which asked 1,620 workers about their experience recovering from an injury and returning to work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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