澳大利亞最危險的十大職業
For most of us, a dangerous day on the job might involve a steam burn from the office kettle. But for others, work is a daily force to do battle with, filled with hazards that could maim or kill you at every turn.
There were 212 people killed at work last year, according to figures comPiled by Safe Work Australia, with 112 people killed on the job this year so far.
Being a soldier ranks as one of the most dangerous jobs in the country.
Here are some of the jobs you may want to think twice about before heading to an interview.
Commercial fisherman
If Deadliest Catch, is any indication, this job is certainly one of the toughest. Workers are miles offshore for weeks at a time, enduring tough physical working conditions and plenty of wild weather. Safe Work Australia reports agriculture, fishing and forestry is a supremely dangerous industry, with 50 people killed on the job last year and 27 losing their life this year so far.
Mining
In this dangerous job，workers are put in long hours surrounded by heavy machinery and toxic chemicals. Five people lost their lives in mining jobs in 2012, a figure already matched in this years results, according to Safe Work Australia.
Road train drivers
Transport is a notoriously dangerous industry with 74 deaths in the last 12 months. Road train drivers accounted for 15% of all road fatalities in 2011 with a total of 200 fatal crashes.
Construction workers
Although it's relatively common, working in construction can be dangerous business. Safe work Australia reports 23 workers died on Australian construction sites last year, with 15 fatalities in 2013 so far. It's also one of the most heavily represented industries when it comes to work compensation claims.
Tree loppers
The combination of unsteady branches, overhead wires and high winds that tree loppers have to deal with make it a particularly tricky job. It's part of the agricultural, forestry and fishing industry in which 50 people died in 2012 with more than 27 killed so far this year.
Farmers
A life on the land might seem idyllic but any farmer will tell you it's tough and dangerous work. Being a farmer or rancher can land you among the top three dangerous jobs in the world,.
Defence forces
Police officers and soldiers face the risk of death, assault, injury and abuse on a daily basis. Every year, approximately one police officer is murdered in Australia. There have also been 40 deaths in Afghanistan since 2002.
Firefighters
Firefighters are often exposed to risky situations when fighting the bushfires that flare up each year. The leading cause of death for firefighters often caused by asphyxiation and burns (20%), motor vehicle collisions (20-25%), trauma (27%) and heart attack (44%).
Pilots
No matter how experienced, pilots still face the risk of fatality of things go wrong in the air. The Aviation Safety Transport Bureau reports there were 130 accidents, 121 serious incidents and 6,823 minor incidents in 2011 involving aircraft.
Rubbish collector
You see them once a week out the front of your house but rubbish collectors are doing a tough job that exposes them to heavy machinery, harsh chemicals and a high-risk of traffic accidents.對於我們大部分人，上班被辦公室的水壺蒸汽燙到就算是危險的一天，但對於有些人來說，每天的工作就是時刻要與死神較量。
根據澳大利亞安全工作署（Safe Work Australia）彙編的數據，去年共有212人在工作時喪命，今年至今已有112人殉職。
當兵被列爲最危險的工作之一。
如果你要面試以下職業，請務必三思：
1. 商業捕魚
如果探索頻道紀實片《致命捕撈》（Deadliest Catch ）能給我們任何提示，那就是這份工作無疑是最危險的一種。工人們每次出海都要在海上停留幾個星期，飽經惡劣工作條件和狂野天氣的折磨。澳大利亞安全工作署稱：農業、漁業和林業是極其危險的行業，去年這幾個行業有50人死亡，今年至今已有27人喪命。
2. 採礦
從事這個行業的工人長時間被重型機器和有毒化學品包圍。根據澳大利亞安全工作署的數據，2012年有5人死於採礦工作，今年至今也已經有5人死亡。
3. 公路列車司機
運輸業是一個聲名狼藉的危險行業，過去12個月共造成74人死亡。公路列車司機佔了2011年所有公路死亡人數的15%，共發生200起致命車禍。
4. 建築工人
雖然這個工種相對普通，但從事建築業也是相當危險的。澳大利亞安全工作署報告去年有23名工人死於澳大利亞的建築工地，2013年至今有15人死亡。這也是申請工作賠償最多的一個行業之一。
5. 砍樹工
砍樹工每天面對的工作都很棘手，他們要應對隨時掉下來的樹枝、頭頂可能掉落的電線和狂風。這個行業屬於農業、林業和漁業的一部分，去年這個行業有50人死亡，今年至今已有超過27個工人喪命。
6. 農民
在農地上耕作看起來似乎很有田園詩意，但任何一位農民都會告訴你這份工作既辛苦又危險。農民或農場工人是世界上最危險的三大工種之一。
7. 國防軍
警察和士兵每天面對的是死亡、攻擊、傷亡和虐待。澳大利亞每年都有至少一名警察被謀殺，自2002年起，已有40名澳大利亞士兵在阿富汗陣亡。
8. 消防員
消防員經常都要面對危險情況，林火每年都會發生。導致消防員死亡的最主要原因通常是窒息和燒傷（20%）、汽車相撞（20-25%）、創傷（27%）和心臟病（44%）。
9. 飛行員
不管經驗多麼豐富，一旦飛機在空中出錯，飛行員依然要面對死亡。航空安全運輸管理局報告2011年發生了130起事故、121起嚴重事件和6823起輕微事件。
10. 垃圾收集工
你看見他們每週一次出現在你家門前，但其實垃圾收集工從事的工作很艱難。垃圾收集工要面對重型機器、危險的化學品和高危交通事故。
