LANG0050 Essential Literacy for Construction Professionals II

Question 1 — 10 marks

Figure 1 (Safe Work Australia 2020) shows the number of bystanders (members of the public) who died as a result of someone else’s work-related activities in Australia in the five years to the end of 2019. In this chart, the term ‘vehicle collision’ implies that the deceased bystander was inside a vehicle that collided with another vehicle. However, the term ‘being hit by a moving object’ includes situations where the deceased person was a pedestrian that may have been hit by a moving vehicle.

Select the correct words from the following list to fill the gaps in the chart commentary below. There are two words that you do not need to use. The first two have been done for you.

Figure 1. Australian work-related bystander fatalities, 2014-2019

Source: Safe Work Australia 2020

Question 2 — 60 marks

Figure 2 shows the number of dwelling units (houses and apartments) for which construction commenced in the 12 months to June 2020, in each of the states and territories of Australia.

Summarise the information by identifying and describing the main features and making relevant comparisons. Include an in-text citation and write an end reference in the space provided. Write around 350 words (not including the end reference).

The data is from the Australian Bureau of Statistics website, Catalogue number 8752.0 (Building activity, Australia), Table 34 (Number of dwelling unit commencements by sector, states and territories). It was published on 10 November 2020. Use today’s date as the date you viewed the data.

Figure 2. The number of dwellings for which construction started in the 12 months to June 2020.