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Great state. Great opportunity.
Central Queensland and Wide Bay work health and safety profile
Department of Justice and Attorney-General Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
South West Queensland
Central Queensland & Wide Bay
North Queensland
Roma
Mackay
Ayr
Emerald
Townsville
Cairns
Mt. Isa
Rockhampton
Gladstone
Brisbane South & Gold Coast
Brisbane North & Sunshine Coast
BrisbaneIpswich
Maryborough
Toowoomba
Bundaberg
Caloundra
Gold Coast
Health care and social assistance
10%
49,952 businesses
39% employing staff
Central Queensland and Wide Bay
412,636 in 2019–20 (forecast)
340,127 in 2011–12 Labour force
Businesses
Biggest employing industries
Mining
10% Construction
10% Agriculture, forestry and fishery
8%Manufacturing 8%
Education and training
7%Accommodation and food services
7%
Retail trade
10%
Other industries
Regional projects and future growth
• Electricity projects — Diamantina, Bowen and Calvale to Stanwell.
• Oil and gas projects — upstream and downstream work (Curtis, Shell, Australia Pacific and Gladstone LNG projects).
• Road and rail projects — Wiggins Island, Hay Point, Blackwater, Peak Downs Hwy, Calliope, Curra, Blackwater and Goonyella.
• Port projects — Curtis Island, Wiggins Island, Hay Point, Gladstone.
• Mining — Lake Vermont, Caval Ridge, Broadmeadow, Daunia Coal Mine, Millennium, Rolleston, Grosvenor, Ensham and Eagle Downs.
• Building development — Wide Bay and Plantation Palms.
• National Broadband Network.
Economic activity
• The Central Queensland and Wide Bay region accounted for $55 billion of the state’s $270 billion real gross regional product in 2010–11.
• The mining industry accounted for approximately one third of nominal gross regional product in the region in 2010–11.
• Over the period 2000–01 to 2010–11, the average annual growth in real gross regional product in the Central Queensland and Wide Bay region was 3.8 per cent, slightly below the state average of 4.1 per cent.
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Prevention is better
Effective management of health and safety risks at the workplace is a legal requirement and a smart way to do business. Benefits include:
• reduced workers’ compensation premiums and claims
• increased worker productivity
• improved quality of service provision
• reduced outlays in recruiting and training new staff
• reduced costs as a result of unplanned absences
• improved workplace culture and worker morale
• improved organisational reputation.
To prevent injury, illness or death in the workplace, all physical, mental and emotional risks must be identified and managed. This is achieved through work health and safety management systems, strong leadership and a positive workplace culture that supports worker consultation, communication and continuous improvement.
Returning to work as soon as possible after an injury
A quick and safe return to work has a lot of benefits for both the worker and the employer. It is better for the worker financially and emotionally, and better for their family. Early rehabilitation and return to work is also good for business as it reduces the cost and duration of claims that impact on premiums.
Employers should focus on what the employee can do, rather than what they cannot do when implementing a return to work program. A suitable duties program can assist the injured worker during their rehabilitation period, until they are deemed fit to return to their previous duties.
Return to work strategies
• Find suitable duties within the workplace for a stay at work or early return to work outcome.
• Source host employers in the same industry to ensure skills are retained within that industry.
• Some targeted suitable duties identification fact sheets are available on WorkCover Queensland’s industry specific websites.
• Educate and collaborate with industry to promote and implement stay at work and recover at work principles.
Realising the health benefits of work
The Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians’ position statement, Realising the health benefits of work, highlights the impacts on health and wellbeing when people are not engaged in work either through injury, illness or unemployment.
The paper reports the fundamental role that work plays during the rehabilitation process because ‘doing’ promotes recovery. It shows that where a person is off work for:
• 20 days, the chance of ever getting back to work is 70 per cent
• 45 days, the chance of ever getting back to work is 50 per cent
• 70 days, the chance of ever getting back to work is 35 per cent.
Data and information in this report
Claims, claim rate and statutory cost data is based on an average of 2009–10 and 2010–11 workers’ compensation data.
Industry sector data is from the Queensland Employee Injury Database and based on accepted workers’ compensation claims for 2007–08 to 2011–12
The ‘common causes’ and ‘things to consider’ in the industry sector pages of this report reflect the most frequent workers’ compensation claims. Persons conducting a business or undertaking have a duty to manage all risks in the workplace to ensure the health and safety of their workers. For detailed guidance on managing workplace risk, visit www.worksafe.qld.gov.au
Safe and healthy workplaces
5Central Queensland and Wide Bay work health and safety regional profile
High risk industries
Industry Claims
Claims per 1000 workers Region
Claims per 1000 workers
QLD
Statutory costs
Average statutory
costs
Final return
to work rate
Targeted area
Accommodation 315 51.7 47.5 $1.7 million
$5000 94.1% Resorts, hotels and motels
Sheep, beef cattle and grain farming 143 20.2 22.0 $2.1
million$15,000 90.2% Beef cattle
farming
Heavy and civil engineering construction
188 47.6 60.4 $1.9 million
$10,000 91.2%Other heavy and civil engineering construction
Residential care services 250 56.4 75.5 $1.3 million
$5000 94.5%Aged care residential services
Fabricated metal product manufacturing 395 309.2 295.7 $2.0
million$5000 95.2%
Other fabricated metal product manufacturing
Sugar and confectionery
manufacturing260 136.7 96.0 $1.4
million$5000 94.6% Sugar
manufacturing
Specialised machinery and equipment manufacturing
215 141.2 135.2 $1.9 million
$7000 94.2%
Mining and construction machinery manufacturing
Supermarket and grocery stores 353 55.9 69.3 $1.1
million$3000 98.0%
Supermarket and grocery stores
Road transport 275 48.4 53.5 $5.0 million
$18,000 92.6% Road freight transport
Machinery and equipment
wholesaling189 72.9 59.1 $0.8
million$4000 97.3%
Agricultural and construction machinery wholesaling
The table below shows the industry sub-sectors in the Central Queensland and Wide Bay region that have claim rates above the regional average and/or have a considerable number of workers’ compensation claims. These represent priority sectors in the region.
* Claims, claim rate and statutory cost data based on an average of 2009–10 and 2010–11 workers’ compensation data.
** Industries shown at the two digit ANZSIC classification, and ordered by the one digit classification.
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Businesses that mainly provide accommodation for visitors, such as hotels, motels and units.
Main occupations: clerks, cleaners, tradespeople and messengers.
Accommodation
Issue Common causes Some things to consider
Manual tasks Handling furniture and fittings
Handling heavy trolleys and handcarts
Repetitive work
Storage and layout of work areas
Safe systems of work
Equipment and mechanical aids
Task specific training
Slips, trips and falls
External steps and stairways
Uneven ground surfaces
Wet or oily ground surfaces
Design and maintenance of work areas, walkways, stairs and ramps
Suitable flooring and footwear
Housekeeping and cleaning
Lighting
Striking objects Food preparation and box cutter knives
Glassware
Work tops
Keeping knives sharp and stored securely
Cutting away from the body
Wrapping sharp rubbish before disposal
Lighting
Design and layout of work areas
Struck by objects
Doors
Furniture and fittings
Trolleys and handcarts
Maintenance of equipment
One-way doors and viewing insets
Securing furniture and objects before cleaning
Design and layout of work areas
Chemicals Chemical products
Acids
Less hazardous chemicals
Safety data sheets
Hazardous chemical register
Safe and secure storage
Predominant injury locations from work related incidents
19%
17%
10%
10%
8%
7%
7%Back
Knee/upper leg
Head and face
Hands and fingers
Wrist/elbow/lower arm
Ankle/lower leg
Shoulder/ upper arm
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Businesses that mainly farm sheep and cattle and grow rice and other grains.
Main occupations: livestock farmers and farm workers.
Sheep, beef cattle and grain farming
Issue Common causes Some things to consider
Falls Riding horses
Falls from trucks and semi-trailers
Helmets
Rider competency and choice of horse
Loading bays and access platforms
Work procedures and training
Housekeeping and maintenance
Vehicle accidents
Riding motorcycles
Riding quad bikes
Helmets and other protective equipment
Rider age, training and competency
Choice of vehicle
Attachments and operating conditions
Animals Handling cattle
Riding horses
Separation of workers from cattle
Design of yards, ramps and facilities
Maintenance of equipment
Low stress animal handling practices
Helmets and other protective equipment
Rider competency and choice of horse
Trapped by objects
Handling cattle
Building and maintaining fences
Appropriate footwear
Clear obstructions
Mechanical equipment
Slips and trips Uneven ground
Wet or oily surfaces
Maintenance of floor/ground surfaces
Housekeeping and cleaning
Appropriate footwear
Predominant injury locations from work related incidents
10%
12%
6%
12%
7%
Back
Ankle
Hands and fingers
Chest
Lower leg
Shoulder
8%
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Businesses that mainly construct or repair roads, bridges, runways or parking lots.
Main occupations: structural steel workers and welders.
Heavy and civil engineering construction
Issue Common causes Some things to consider
Manual tasks Lifting and carrying supplies
Handling equipment
Design and layout of work areas
Choice of materials
Safe systems of work
Equipment, tools and mechanical aids
Store materials close to point of use
Task specific training
Struck by objects
Metal and other fragments
Dust from grinding/cutting
Exclusion zones and guards
Limit onsite drilling and grinding
Gloves, goggles and other protective equipment
Extraction systems/dampening
Slips and trips Uneven ground
Wet or oily surfaces
Design and maintenance of work areas, walkways, stairs and ramps
Suitable flooring and footwear
Housekeeping and cleaning
Lighting
Striking objects Hammers/mallets
Metal bars and beams
Work procedures
Exclusion zones
Tag lines
Falls Falling from trucks
Falling into ground-level holes
Steps, hand holds and surfaces
Work procedures and training
Housekeeping and maintenance
Lighting
Predominant injury locations from work related incidents
20%
15%
5%
Back
Eyes
Ankle
Knee
Hands and fingers
Shoulder
9%
8%
10%
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Businesses that mainly provide residential aged care or residential care combined with either nursing, supervisory or other types of care.
Main occupations: carers and aides, health and welfare support workers, cleaners and laundry workers.
Residential care services
Issue Common causes Some things to consider
Manual tasks Adult patients
Furniture and fittings
Hospital beds
Regular assessment of patient mobility
Work area design and layout
Patient handling equipment and procedures
Slips and trips Wet or oily ground surfaces
Roads
Paved paths
Design and maintenance of work areas, walkways, stairs and ramps
Suitable flooring and footwear
Housekeeping and cleaning
Lighting
Striking objects Needles
Scissors
Hospital beds
Doors
Handling and disposal of sharps
Protective equipment, such as gloves
Height adjustable equipment
Sufficient working space
Two-way doors with soft closing and viewing insets
Assaulted by people
Adult patients Design of facilities
Screening, file flagging and action planning for clients known to be aggressive
Emergency communication and response systems
Amount of trained workers
Training in aggressive behaviour management
Hand-over practices
Trapped between objects
Trolleys
Handcarts
Doors
Provision, training, use and maintenance of equipment
Working space
Two-way doors with soft closing and viewing insets
Predominant injury locations from work related incidents
25%15%
5%
Lower back
Back - unspecified
Ankle
Fingers
Knee
Wrist
Shoulder
7%
3%
4%
7%
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Businesses that mainly forge iron and steel or manufacture structural metal products, metal containers, sheet metal products or other fabricated metal products.
Main occupations: automotive and engineering trades workers, factory process workers, and machine and stationary plant operators.
Fabricated metal product manufacturing
Issue Common causes Some things to consider
Struck by objects
Metal fragments
Electric drills
Powered tools
Equipment designed for the task
Guarding and handles
Protective equipment
Inductions, training and supervision
Striking objects Powered tools
Hammers
Mallets
Sheet metal
Equipment designed for the task
Protective equipment
Inductions, training and supervision
Manual tasks Pipes
Tube steel
Bags
Bundles
Design and layout of work areas
Overhead cranes, hoists, jigs, roller systems
Consultation with workers
Task specific training
Falling objects Bars
Rods
Ingots
Beams
Design and layout of work area
Storage and racking
Housekeeping
Slips and trips Traffic and ground surfaces
Hazardous objects on ground
Wet or oily ground surfaces
Design and maintenance of work areas, walkways, stairs and ramps
Suitable flooring and footwear
Housekeeping and cleaning
Lighting
Noise Mechanical energy dissipation (tools), pneumatic air release, motive forces, reverbatory furnaces
Quiet engineering
Hearing protection
Audiometric testing
Predominant injury locations from work related incidents
22%
4%
Eyeball
Knee
Wrist
Shoulder
5%
20%
3%
Hands and fingers
8%
Lower back
5%Thumb
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Businesses that mainly manufacture raw or refined sugar or molasses from sugar cane or manufacture confectionery, chocolate or cocoa products.
Main occupations: factory process workers, automotive and engineering trades workers, road and rail drivers and labourers.
Sugar and confectionery manufacturing
Issue Common causes Some things to consider
Manual tasks Shovels
Bags
Bundles
Bales
Design and layout of work areas
Mechanical aids for load handling
Task specific training
Consultation with workers
Struck by objects
Metal fragments
Metal objects
Garbage bins
Guarding and extraction systems
Personal protective equipment
Segregation of rolling stock and workers
Communication systems and high visibility clothing
Slips, trips and falls
Traffic and ground surfaces
External steps and stairways
Design of work areas, walkways, stairs and ramps
Suitable flooring and footwear
Housekeeping and cleaning
Lighting
Noise Locomotives
Trucks
Semi-trailers
Noise damping systems
Personal protective equipment
Striking objects Doors
Pipes
Tube steel
Exclusion zones and guards
Work procedures
Predominant injury locations from work related incidents
6%
Knee
Shoulder
9%
12%
Hands and fingers
13%
Lower back
10%Eyeball
Ear7%
Ankle4%
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Businesses mainly engaged in agricultural, mining, construction and specialised machinery or equipment manufacturing and machine tool and parts manufacturing.
Main occupations: automotive and engineering trades workers, construction and mining labourers and machine and stationary plant operators.
Specialised machinery and equipment manufacturing
Issue Common causes Some things to consider
Striking and being struck by objects
Metal fragments
Hammers
Mallets
Equipment designed for the task
Guarding and handles
Protective equipment
Inductions, training and supervision
Manual tasks Hammers
Mallets
Wrenches
Mechanical aids for load handling
Consultation with workers
Adjustable benches and storage of material close to work area
Design of tools and equipment
Slips and trips Ground surfaces
Hazardous objects on the ground
Non slip surfaces
Inductions, training and supervision
Housekeeping and maintenance
Trapped between objects
Pipes and tube steel
Bars, rods and ingots
Self-propelled plant
Provision, training, use and maintenance of equipment
Working space
Inductions, training and supervision
Hot objects Welding equipment
Metal fragments
Molten metal
Equipment designed for the task
Consultation with workers
Work area layout and design
Personal protective equipment
Inductions, training and supervision
Exhaust extraction and respiratory protection
Predominant injury locations from work related incidents
4%
Knee
Shoulder
5%
20%
Thumb, fingers and hand
11%
Lower back
Eyeball
Forearm
Ankle
3%
3%
21%
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Issue Common causes Some things to consider
Manual tasks Moving/lifting, boxes, crates, cartons etc.
Repeatedly doing the same task
Design and layout of storage areas and customer display areas
Task and posture variety
Electric pallet jacks and trolleys
Slips and trips Wet or oily surface
Hazardous ground surface
Hazardous ground objects
Design of work areas, walkways, stairs and ramps
Suitable flooring and footwear
Housekeeping and cleaning
Lighting
Striking object Slicing or mincing food preparation machines
Knifes
Doors
Shelves
Machine guarding
Training and supervision
Keeping knives sharp and stored securely
Cutting away from the body
Access to shelving and storage
Struck by object Incorrectly stacked boxes, tins, cartons etc.
Doors
Storage equipment
Racking or storage that ensures items can not be stacked too high
Limit stock kept on site
Suppliers to ensure pallets are made up and wrapped properly
One-way doors and viewing insets
Businesses that mainly retail household groceries including convenience stores.
Main occupations: sales assistants, checkout operators and storepersons.
Supermarket and grocery stores
Predominant injury locations from work related incidents
Knee
Wrist
Shoulder
9%11%
Hands and fingers
16%
Back
7%
Ankle4%
22%
Elbow3%
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Issue Common causes Some things to consider
Manual tasks Long periods of time sitting
Moving/lifting timber, metal, boxes, crates, cartons etc.
Repetitive work
Mechanical aids for load handling
Design and layout of depot and customer sites
Seating and cab design
Work procedures and scheduling
Task specific training
Slips, trips and falls
Falling from truck, particularly while loading/unloading or climbing into cabin
Hazardous ground surface
Steps, hand holds and surfaces
Work procedures and training
Housekeeping and maintenance
Lighting
Vehicle accident
Trucks, cars, bus Driver training
Appropriate scheduling
Fatigue management
On site traffic management
Struck by object Truck doors
Truck loads
Load straps fasteners
Equipment design and training
Exclusion zones and traffic management
Striking object Hitting truck/lorry Exclusion zones and traffic management
Equipment design – particularly load securing equipment
Hearing loss Vehicle and road noise Engineering solutions
Road transportBusinesses that transport freight or passengers by road.
Main occupations: truck, bus and delivery drivers, forklift drivers and labourers.
Predominant injury locations from work related incidents
Knee
Shoulder
10%
10%
Hands and fingers
Back
Ankle6%
19%
9%
4%Lower leg
Wrist5%
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Businesses that mainly wholesale agricultural, construction and other machinery, professional and scientific goods, computers, telecommunication goods and other electrical goods.
Main occupations: machinery mechanics, labourers and storepersons.
Machinery and equipment wholesaling
Issue Common causes Some things to consider
Manual tasks Moving boxes, crates, cartons etc.
Repetitive work
Cleaning equipment
Design and layout of work areas
Trolleys, electric pallet jacks and hoists
Task specific training
Striking object Hammers
Power tools
Box cutters
Training and instruction
Remove and tag defective tools
Eye protection and hearing protection
Cut away from the body when opening boxes
Struck by object Metal and wood fragments
Power tools
Trolleys, forklifts
Training and instruction
Remove and tag defective tools
Eye protection and hearing protection
Exclusion zones
Forklift driver competency
Traffic management
Slips, trips and falls
External steps and stairways
Uneven ground
Falling from truck load area
Design and maintenance of work areas, walkways, stairs and ramps
Suitable flooring and footwear
Housekeeping and cleaning
Lighting
Trapped between equipment
Vehicles
Lifting equipment
Processing plant
No-go zones and separation of people and plant/vehicles
Switch off unattended vehicles and plant
Remove and securely store vehicle keys
Machine guarding
Predominant injury locations from work related incidents
Knee
Eye
Shoulder
9%
Hands and fingers
Back
6%
18%
Wrist4%
22%
7%
Elbow3%
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Joint priorities
Industries with above regional average serious injury claim rates Claim rate per 1000 workers
Industry BNSC CQWB NQ BSGC SW QLD
Administrative and support services a a a a a a
Manufacturing a a a a a a
Transport, postal and warehousing a a a a a a
Health care and social assistance a a a a a
Wholesale trade a a a a a
Public administration and safety a a a a a
Agriculture, forestry and fishing a a a a a
Construction a a a a a
Arts and recreation services
Accommodation and food services
Retail trade
Education and training
Electricity, gas, water and waste services a
Rental, hiring and real estate services
Other services
Information media and telecommunications
Financial and insurance services
Professional, scientific and technical services
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National priority industries BNSC Brisbane North Sunshine Coast CQWB Central Queensland and Wide Bay NQ North Queensland
BSGC Brisbane South Gold Coast SW South West Queensland
Above average regional serious claim ratea
The seven industries highlighted below have been identified as national priorities for prevention activities, based on a high incidence of injury and/or fatalities. With few exceptions, these national priority industries also have high claim rates in all regions of Queensland.
In addition to the national priority industries, administrative and support services, arts and recreation services and wholesale trade have been identified as priority industries for Queensland.
Within these priority industries, target areas with especially high claim rates or substantial numbers of claims have been identified. These target areas are detailed in this profile.