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12. What are incidents under clause 341 of the OHS Regulation 2001?
The OHS Regulation 2001 lists incidents under clause 341. Incidents include any event or circumstance listed below occurring at, or in relation to, a place of work that presents a risk to health or safety and is not immediately threatening to life:
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an injury to a person (supported by a medical certificate) that results in the person being unfit, for a continuous period of at least 7 days, to attend the person’s usual place of work, to perform his or her usual duties at his or her place of work or, in the case of a non-employee, to carry out his or her usual activities
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an illness of a person (supported by a medical certificate) that is related to work processes and results in the person being unfit, for a continuous period of at least seven days, to attend the person’s usual place of work or to perform his or her usual duties at that place of work
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damage to any plant, equipment, building or structure or other thing that impedes safe operation
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an uncontrolled explosion or fire
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an uncontrolled escape of gas, dangerous goods or steam
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a spill or incident resulting in exposure or potential exposure of a person to a notifiable or prohibited carcinogenic substance (as defined in Part 6.3 of the OHS Regulation 2001)
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removal of workers from lead risk work (as defined in Part 7.6 of OHS Regulation 2001) due to excessive blood lead levels
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exposure to bodily fluids that presents a risk of transmission of blood-borne diseases
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the use or threatened use of a weapon that involves a risk of serious injury to, or illness of, a person
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a robbery that involves a risk of serious injury to, or illness of, a person
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an electric shock that involves a risk of serious injury to a person
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any occurrence that involves a risk of:
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explosion or fire
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escape of gas, dangerous goods or steam
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serious injury to, or illness* of, a person
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substantial property damage.
*Note: Serious illness of a person resulting from exposure to a hazardous substances (eg organophosphate pesticide poisoning, chronic dermatitis from chriomium exposure, sensitization to isocyanate, carbon monoxide poisoning from a vehicle exhaust or poisoning from exposure to arsenic or mercury).
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