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Reporting an incident

How to report an incident
Who needs to report a workplace incident
Penalties for failing to report
Definitions

Part 10 of the Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 2008 requires certain people to notify Workplace Health and Safety Queensland of a:

How to report an incident

Written notification is required within 24 hours of an incident. If the incident involves a death, immediate notification is required on 1300 369 915. A Workplace Health and Safety Queensland Inspector is on call 24 hours.

You must also keep a copy of the form for your records for 1 year after the event.

Who needs to report a workplace incident

The following people have a legal obligation to report particular workplace incidents not causing death:

If the workplace incident occurs at a construction workplace, the employer or self-employed person must:

In the event of a death occurring, the following persons must report the incident:

There could be some instances when more than one person needs to report the incident.

Penalties for failing to report

The maximum penalty for failing to notify Workplace Health and Safety Queensland is 20 penalty units which is $2,000 for an individual and $10,000 for a corporation.

Employers, self-employed people and principal contractors who fail to notify Workplace Health and Safety Queensland or make a record of a particular incident at the workplace will not commit an offence if they:

Definitions

Notifiable incident means :

Work injury means:

Serious bodily injury means an injury to a person that causes:

Work caused illness means:

Dangerous event means: