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