All deaths and certain types of injury or disease, in connection with work, must be reported to Work Safe. Failure to report could lead to prosecution. Reporting must be done by the relevant employer whenever death or certain types of injury occurs in connection with the relevant PCBU's business. Relevant employers may include the self-employed, principal contractors, labour hire agents and directors.
In some cases, Work Safe will require notification of the same reportable death, injury or disease by different 'relevant employers'. For example, if a manufacturer hired a self-employed contractor whose work caused a reportable injury at the manufacturer's workplace, a report would be required from both the manufacturer and the self-employed person.
Reporting is required for workers who suffer death/injury/disease at work or at PCBU provided residential premises as described under s23G(2) of the Act.
Types of injuries that must be reported:
- A fracture of the skull, spine or pelvis
- A fracture of any bone in the arm, other than in the wrist or hand or in the leg, other than a bone in the ankle or foot.
- An amputation of an arm, a hand, finger joint, leg, foot or toe joint.
- The loss of sight of an eye
- Any injury other than those referred to above which is the opinion of a medical practitioner, is likely to prevent the worker from being able to work within 10 days of the day on which the injury occurred.
In some cases, Work Safe will require notification of the same reportable death, injury or disease by different 'relevant employers'. For example, if a manufacturer hired a self-employed contractor whose work caused a reportable injury at the manufacturer's workplace, a report would be required from both the manufacturer and the self-employed person.
Reporting is required for workers who suffer death/injury/disease at work or at PCBU provided residential premises as described under s23G(2) of the Act.
Types of injuries that must be reported:
- A fracture of the skull, spine or pelvis
- A fracture of any bone in the arm, other than in the wrist or hand or in the leg, other than a bone in the ankle or foot.
- An amputation of an arm, a hand, finger joint, leg, foot or toe joint.
- The loss of sight of an eye
- Any injury other than those referred to above which is the opinion of a medical practitioner, is likely to prevent the worker from being able to work within 10 days of the day on which the injury occurred.