Incident notification
What to report and when
Action on advice of electric shock
'Making safe' versus disturbing the scene
Forms
What to report and when
A serious or dangerous electrical incident must be reported:
- in writing
- within 24 hours
- to the Chief Executive Officer, Department of Employment and Industrial Relations
If the incident involves a death, immediate notification is required:
Action on advice of electric shock
If a consumer advises a distribution entity of a person sustaining an electrical shock, the distribution entity must:
- ensure the scene is electrically safe to prevent further incidents
- complete the incident report within three days
- keep the incident report for five years
‘Making safe’ versus disturbing the scene
An inspector or police officer will need to investigate the scene of a serious or dangerous electrical incident.
Nothing should be touched or moved – unless there is further risk to life or property damage.
For more information on incident notifications, read sections 194 to 202 of the Electrical Safety Regulation 2002 (PDF, 1 MB).
Forms
An employer or self-employed person is responsible for completing and lodging the incident report form.
A copy of the form must be kept for three years.
Lodge the form within 24 hours of becoming aware of a dangerous electrical event or serious electrical incident.
If a death occurred, immediate notification is required; followed by the form’s lodgement, within 24 hours.
- Report an incident - for electricity entities.
- Online incident report form (used by the Electrical Safety Office and Workplace Health and Safety Queensland).
- Incident report form (PDF, 1.88 MB)
(please note that this pdf form will soon be phased out and only the online form will be available).
Last updated 22 July 2008