Site incidents
Overview
It is important to log all incidents and near misses on site, regardless of if they need to be reported directly to Worksafe. Doing so establishes your site is taking appropriate measures to report incidents.
Creating a site incident
To create a new incident, click “New Incident”.
SiteSmart will automatically locate your site in the map but you’ll have to zoom in and locate the position of where the incident occurred.
Fill out the details and create the incident.
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Select the person(s) affected – if any.
You now have a secure log of your incident.
Returning to the incidents page you can see all incidents and site managers can conduct an inspection if nessersary. These are saved in the cloud and can be accessed or shown to appropriate parties should the need arise.
What’s a notifiable incident?
The health and safety regulator must be notified when certain work-related incidents (notifiable events) happen. What determines if an incident is notifiable, and what you must do, will depend on the location the incident occurs. Different countries/states have guidance available for helping you decide. To go to the relevant authority website, select from the below.
New Zealand — WorkSafe NZ
Australia — Comcare Australia
Australian Capital Territory — WorkSafe ACT
New South Wales — SafeWork NSW
Northern Territories — NTWorkSafe
Queensland — WorkSafe QLD
South Australia — SafeWork SA
Tasmania — WorkSafe TAS
Victoria — WorkSafe VIC
Western Australia — WorkSafe WA