Response

Incident

The priority to provide assistance to affected person and obtain first aid or medical treatment as soon as possible.

If a serious incident occurs, call ‘000’ and then UNE Safety, Security and Information on 6773 2099.

Hazard

Initial response should be to control or isolate hazard until it can be resolved.

If a serious hazard is identified contact UNE Safety, Security and Information 6773 2099.

If medically treated by a doctor or the incident “Dangerous Incident” (significant near miss) these could also be a Notifiable Incident under the NSW WHS legislation. If you think this could possibly fit this category contact your supervisor, WHS and Head of Cost Centre/Head of School. See the below section “Notifiable Incidents” for further clarity. If the person is likely to unfit for work on the following day contact needs to be made with WHS and inform your Head of Cost Centre/Head of School.

An incident or hazard report needs to be raised in Keep Safe within 24 hours. See the Reporting section on how to complete a report.

Notifiable Incidents

Serious incidents may be considered a 'Notifiable Incident' under safety laws and are required to be reported to and potentially investigated by the relevant state regulator (eg: SafeWork NSW) immediately. The WHS Team notify the regulator when they occur. A ‘Notifiable Incident’ is an incident when: a person dies; a person experiences a serious injury or illness; or a potentially dangerous incident occurs. The following guide should be used to confirm if serious illness or potentially dangerous incident has occurred - SafeWork Australia – Incident Notification information Sheet.

Note that a “dangerous incident” is a near miss and does not required an injury to have occurred. If unsure contact WHS Team to confirm position.

If a notifiable incident has occurred, the WHS Team request the preservation of the incident scene pending further direction from the regulator and/or police.