NSW is making good progress

Meeting national targets

In NSW we have met and exceeded the national targets:

• fatalities - a 20% decline* in worker fatalities due to injury
• serious injuries and illnesses - a 30% decline* in the incidence rate of claims**
• serious musculoskeletal injuries and illnesses - a 30% decline* in the incidence rate of claims**.

More ambitious targets have been set

By 2022 NSW aims to achieve the following results:

• fatalities - a 30% decline* in worker fatalities due to injury
• serious injuries and illnesses - a 50% decline* in the incidence rate of claims**
• serious musculoskeletal injuries and illnesses - a 50% decline* in the incidence rate of claims**.

*The reductions will be measured against baselines in the Australian WHS Strategy 2022.  See page 17 of Roadmap.

**Resulting in one or more weeks off work