Notification of incidents

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• What are your incident notification obligations?

  You have an obligation under health and safety laws to notify your health and safety regulator of notifiable incidents that occur in your workplace.
  Nov 14, 2021

• What is a notifiable incident?

  The definition of a notifiable incident has slight variations between jurisdictions.
  Nov 14, 2021

• What is a serious injury or illness?

  An injury or illness will only be considered serious, and therefore notifiable, if it meets certain criteria.
  Sep 01, 2019

• What is a dangerous incident?

  An incident that exposes a person to significant health and safety risks is considered a dangerous incident.
  Sep 01, 2019

• Where do notifiable incidents occur?

  An incident will only be notifiable if it is a work-related incident.
  Sep 01, 2019

• How to determine whether an incident is notifiable

  There are numerous types of incidents and illnesses you may encounter in your workplace, and you need to be able to determine which of them will be notifiable.
  Nov 14, 2021

• Step-by-Step: How to handle a notifiable incident

  There are seven steps you need to take when a notifiable incident occurs in your workplace.
  Nov 14, 2021

• Checklist: Information to provide when you report a notifiable incident

  There are several pieces of information you will need to provide to the health and safety regulator when reporting a notifiable incident.
  Nov 14, 2021

• Checklist: Information to include in your register of injuries

  An internal register of injuries records several key pieces of information about a worker’s injury.
  Nov 14, 2021

• What happens if you fail to meet your notification obligations?

  If you fail to meet your notification obligations, you can face serious penalties.
  Nov 14, 2021