Notification of work-related incidents

Disclaimer
These questions and answers will assist you in notifying incidents. There are obligations to notify under the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 and the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 and the regulations made under these Acts. To ensure you comply with your legal obligations you must refer to this legislation.

1. How and when is an incident notification made?

2. What information is required when making an incident notification?

3. What records do I keep about the incident notification and for how long do I keep them?

4. What has replaced the Incident Report Form (IRF) from 1 September 2003?

5. Who can make an incident notification?

6. If there is a work-related incident involving an injury or illness to a worker, who do I notify?

7. Must I notify work-related incidents involving non-workers?

8. Who is a non-worker for the purposes of making an incident notification ?

9. How must I inform WorkCover about a serious incident?

10. What are serious incidents under clause 344 of the OHS Regulation 2001?

11. What are non-disturbance provisions?

12. What are incidents under clause 341 of the OHS Regulation 2001?