Notifiable Incidents – you Must Report to The Regulator
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Members are reminded that there is an obligation to report a death, a serious injury or illness or a serious/dangerous incident or near miss under the WHS legislation. Whilst the terminology varies slightly between the jurisdiction, the obligation to report remains the same.
Significant penalties apply where a PCBU has failed to comply with its obligations – including failing to report, failing to preserve the site, failure to comply with specific requirements under the legislation, etc.
Notifiable incidents can be reported as follows:
ACT
- Phone (02) 6207 3000 (business hours) or 0419 120 028 (after hours)to report a serious event or dangerous incident.
- Complete and submit a Notification of Incident form within 24 hours.
Further information about notifiable incidents in ACT can be found here.
NSW
Phone 13 10 50 (24/7) to report a serious injury or illness, a death or a dangerous incident; and you must also:
- provide first aid and make sure the worker gets the right care
- take care not to disturb the incident site until an inspector arrives. You can help an injured person and ensure safety of the site.
- record it in the register of injuries
- notify your insurer within 48 hours
Where a worker has contracted COVID whilst at work, you must complete and submit the Notification of confirmed COVID-19 workers in the workplace
Further information about notifiable incidents in NSW can be found here.
