Research
Harm index: Heat maps of work-related injuries
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland's (WHSQ) harm index and associated heat maps can be used when developing educational, advisory, intervention and leadership programs that are aimed at reducing the incidence of workplace health and safety deaths, injury and illness.
For more information, email Data and Evaluation Services on oirdata@oir.qld.gov.au
Methodology
The harm index combines workers' compensation claim numbers and costs of workplace incidents to produce a visual representation, broken down by industry or occupation, of the relative harm workers are likely to sustain during their working lives.
The harm index is a ratio of total statutory costs (an indicator of severity) to the exposure (i.e. all persons employed) within a given cohort to give an assessment of risk.
Initially, the harm index was produced at the two digit ANZSIC level for the 2011 planning cycle.
All business industry heat maps
The heat maps produced in 2018 compare the index of each industry sector at the three digit ANZSIC level across two Census years, 2011 and 2016.
The industry heat map provides a visual representation of relative risk by industry to give an indication of the relative risk to workers across industry sectors.
Small business industry heat maps
The small business heat maps produced in 2018 compare the index of each industry sector at the three digit ANZSIC level across two Census years, 2011 and 2016.
The industry heat map provides a visual representation of relative risk by industry to give an indication of the relative risk to workers in small businesses across industry sectors.
Occupations heat maps
The occupations heat maps produced in 2020 compare the index of each occupation at the three digit ANZSCO level across two Census years, 2011 and 2016.
Each occupation heat map provides a visual representation of relative risk to workers in various occupations in Queensland and the three WHSQ regions: Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay; South West, Logan and Gold Coast; and North and Central Queensland.
Regional industry heat maps
The regional industry heat maps demonstrate the relative harm by industry for each of the three WHSQ regions: Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay; South West, Logan and Gold Coast ; and North and Central Queensland. They include all industries (excluding mining) for all on-duty at place of work claims to the ANZSIC three digit level.
Typology reports
Typology analysis aims to show the mechanism of long term occupational injury to prevent injuries occurring in the first place. The results can be used to guide prevention efforts.