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What information is required when making an incident notification?
When notifying, you will be asked questions about the incident. Some information will only need to be provided when there has been a death, injury or illness. This information is marked with an asterisk*.
Employer information:
- name of employer
- address (street address, suburb, postcode)
- ABN number
- type of industry.
Notifier information:
- name of notifier
- phone number
- role of notifier.
* Injured person details:
- name of injured, ill or deceased person
- residential Address (street, suburb, postcode)
- date of birth
- phone number
- non-worker category (eg. visitor, customer).
Incident details:
- date of incident
- location of incident (location, street, suburb, postcode)
- description of how incident happened
- description of injury, illness or death*.
Insurers may ask for more information.