Safe Work Australia have released two new research reports into Workplace Health & Safety Perceptions for the manufacturing and construction industries.

These reports are one of a series produced by Safe Work Australia on priority industries.

The construction and manufacturing industries were identified as priority industries for work health and safety as per the 2012-22 Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy. This is due to the high number and rate of work-related injuries and illnesses and inherent risks associated with working in the industry.

The reports summarise research findings and are intended to provide an overview of Safe Work Australia’s current state of knowledge about work health and safety in priority industries.

Work Health and Safety Perceptions: Manufacturing Industry

The Manufacturing industry report presents areas where the manufacturing industry is doing well and areas for improvement. It focuses on:

• self-reported exposure to hazards and workplace control measures
• self-reported work health and safety activities undertaken in manufacturing workplaces
• work health and safety perceptions and attitudes that may act as barriers and enablers to work health and safety.

Work Health and Safety Perceptions: Construction Industry

The construction industry report focuses on:

• work-related injuries
• exposure to disease-causing hazards and provision of control measures
• work health and safety practices
• work health and safety attitudes and perceptions

The target audience for this report includes but not limited to researchers, policy developers, PCBUs Union/ industry representatives, Regulator and Government.

Visit the SafeWork Australia website to download copies of the research reports.

Source: Safe Work Australia, February 2015