Classify a workplace incident by its actual outcome and its potential, and get a prompt on whether it may be a notifiable incident you must report to the regulator.
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Start free trialCapture the actual outcome — from a near miss through to a serious injury — as the basis for classifying the incident.
Consider how serious it could have been and how likely a repeat is. A minor injury from a high-potential event still deserves a serious response.
Certain outcomes and dangerous incidents must be reported to the WHS regulator. The tool flags when to check your obligations.
Under WHS law, notifiable incidents are the death of a person, a serious injury or illness, or a dangerous incident that exposes someone to a serious risk — even if no one is actually hurt. They must be reported to the WHS regulator immediately, and the site generally preserved until an inspector directs otherwise.
It includes things like injuries requiring immediate treatment as an in-patient in hospital, amputations, serious head or eye injuries, serious burns, spinal injury, and certain infections and exposures. The exact list is defined in the WHS Act — check the definition for your jurisdiction.
Because luck often decides the outcome. A near miss and a fatality can come from the identical failure — the difference may be a step to the left. Rating potential severity and recurrence makes sure high-potential events get investigated properly, not dismissed because no one happened to be hurt.
Make the area safe and care for anyone injured first. If it may be notifiable, notify the regulator immediately and preserve the incident site (don’t disturb it beyond what’s needed for safety or to help the injured) until told otherwise. Then investigate and record it. Follow your WHS procedures and legal duties.
This calculator is a general triage aid, not legal advice. Notifiable-incident definitions and duties are set by WHS legislation and vary by jurisdiction. If there is any chance an incident is notifiable, contact your WHS regulator immediately and follow your legal obligations.
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