Hon. Kate Doust requests an update to the Department of Commerce's publication on work-related fatalities in WA, including 2012-2013 data. The Department confirms the update is being finalised and will be available soon.

AnsweredQoN 204Legislative Council
Asked
6 August 2013
Portfolio
Commerce

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(1) Will the Department of Commerce update the publication State of the Work Environment Work-related fatalities, Western Australia, 2006-2007 to 2011-2012 to include data from 2012-2013? (2) If yes to (1), when will the updated publication be available? (3) If no to (1), for the period 2012-2013 what was the total number of fatalities by: (a) employment type; (b) occupation; (c) employment type (e.g. employed, self-employed apprentice etc.) age group; (d) age group and industry division; and (e) category (e.g. electrocution, falls, mobile plant etc.)?

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Answered
10 September 2013
Responded by
Minister for Commerce
Response time
35 days
The Department of Commerce advises:
(1) Yes.
(2) The July 2013 State of the Work Environment Work-related fatalities, Western Australia, 2006-07 to 2012-13, which includes the 2012-13 data, is now being finalised. It is expected that WorkSafe will make the publication publicly available within the next month.
(3)(a) - (e) Not applicable.

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