mhaze,

If you go into the Safework Australia link for construction -
under their "National Approach Strategy" you're told that:

"The Australia Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012 - 2022
has identified the construction industry as a priority due to
the high number and rate of work-related fatalities and
serious injuries."

"For a number of years, construction has consistently been
among the top few industries with the highest number of
serious claims. Since 2006 - 07 it has had the 5th highest
incident rate of serious claims of all industries."

"The strategy aims to reduce the incident of serious injury
by at least 30% nationwide by 2022 and reduce the number of
work related fatalities due to in jury by at least 20%.
The construction industry will play a critical role with the
inudstry unions - relevant organisations and the community
to reduce traumatic injury fatalities and injuries in the
construction industry.

http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/construction

industries with the highest number of
serious claims.
Foxy,
Do you have a link relating to the number of fake claims out of all of them ?

cont'd ...

mhaze,

No matter what the industry - as long as people do get involved
and demand changes be made for the benefit of us all - be
it unions, relevant organisations, or the community - a
difference will occur with enough pressure placed. People of
both genders are moving into all sorts of jobs - be they
in construction, mining, politics, or whatever. Equality
benefits us all.

Individual,

You can contact Safework Australia regarding fraudulent
claims stats either online, by post or by phone:

http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/about-us/contact

I'm sure that they will be able to help or guide you in
the right direction.

That really wasn't my point Foxy.

The point is that the so-called "Gender Equality Agency" ignores one of the most egregious examples of gender inequality. As do other government qangos (you quote from Safework but they don't mention gender in your quote or indeed address it in their statistics). The reason being that the inequality favours women and these agencies exist to favour women and thus are just fine with this particular inequality.

It is well known that one of the main causes of the so-called pay gap is that men work in highly paid but highly dangerous jobs while women avoid the danger but whine about the pay differential.

Agencies like this are just sops for those who rail against reality. Give 'em some money, make it look like we're doing something and that'll keep 'em quite for an election cycle or two.

Foxy, I was being smart but you knew that. Now I am well and truly on my backside after reading that page. I visualize a huge sumptuous building, hundreds of people, mostly female but with a smattering of the LGBTWTF, all well paid. All with the best workplace conditions that I never knew as a humble travelling salesman.
The joke is on me! Well done you!
Yes I brought it on myself and thank you for your courtesy.