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20.21.Finding information about work health and safety22.Sources of information about work health and safetyTable 7 shows the top sources that were used to get information about work health and safety nominated by employers in 2014. As in other priority industries transport industry employers were most likely to source their WHS information from employer / industry associations and the media. While government documents and publications are one of the top three sources for other priority and non-priority industries, only 18% of transport industry businesses indicated these as a source of information. Table 7: Main sources used to get information about WHS by industry HSW 2014
Table 8 compares the main sources from which something was learnt about WHS (in the past 12 months from the 2012 survey data) nominated by employers and workers in the transport industry in 2012 (this information was not collected for workers in 2014). The top three sources from which something was learnt about work health and safety for employers were the internet (38%), supervisors and managers (37%) and experience doing the job (32%). By contrast the top three sources used by workers were training courses (39%), media (29%) and meetings at work (26%). Employers who reported learning about WHS from supervisors/managers reflect WHS managers completing the survey. Table 8: Sources from which something was learnt about work health and safety for employers and workers in the transport industry WHSP 2012
Note – internet was not included as an option in the worker survey 23.24.Work health and safety communication and consultationThe WHS Perceptions survey provides insights into communication and consultation within the transport industry. Figure 8 compares transport industry employers’ and workers’ perceptions of the effectiveness of WHS communication processes. The findings suggest that workers consistently rate WHS communication processes as less effective than managers do. 
Figure : Effectiveness of WHS communication for employers and workers in the transport industry Figure 9 compares employers’ and workers’ perceptions of the effectiveness of WHS consultation processes. The results show that there is a consistent pattern for workers to rate consultation processes as less effective than employers. The size of the differences between employers and workers tends to be greater for consultation compared to communication. About 90% of employers agree that the business:
 Figure : Effectiveness of WHS consultation for employers and workers in the transport industry
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