What is reportable to comcare?

What is reportable to comcare?

There are circumstances when you must submit a copy of the health monitoring report to Comcare. An incident is notifiable if it results from the conduct of a business or undertaking and causes the death of a person, serious injury or illness of a person, or a dangerous incident.

How do you structure an incident report?

What Does an Incident Report Need to Include?

1. Type of incident (injury, near miss, property damage, or theft)
2. Address.
3. Date of incident.
4. Time of incident.
5. Name of affected individual.
6. A narrative description of the incident, including the sequence of events and results of the incident.
7. Injuries, if any.

What is classed as a notifiable incident?

A notifiable incident means: > the death of a person, or > a serious injury or illness of a person, or > a dangerous incident.

What are three key elements of an incident report?

It should include:

• the names and positions of the people involved.
• the names of any witnesses.
• the exact location and/or address of the incident.
• the exact time and date of the occurrence.
• a detailed and clear description of what exactly happened.
• a description of the injuries.

When should a notifiable incident be reported?

If there is a serious injury or illness, a death or a dangerous incident, you must report it to us immediately on 13 10 50 as an urgent investigation might be needed. Incidents can be notified 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by calling 13 10 50.

How do you report incidents to designated persons?

Report the incident The person directly involved in the incident, or that person’s immediate manager should raise an incident report. Serious incidents should be immediately reported to the relevant manager as per the site emergency protocols.

What should not be included in an incident report?

An incident report should be objective and supported by facts. Avoid including emotional, opinionated, and biased statements in the incident report.

What should be recorded at the scene of an incident?

Get the names of and contact information for everyone involved in the crash, including witnesses. Ask the other driver or drivers (if you are involved in a multi-car accident) for a license, car registration and insurance ID card, and get the makes and models of the cars involved.

What is a reportable incident NDIS?

Reportable incidents in the NDIS For an incident to be reportable, a certain act or event needs to have happened (or be alleged to have happened) in connection with the provision of supports or services. This includes: the death of a person with disability. serious injury of a person with disability.

How do I notify Comcare of a health and safety incident?

For further guidance refer to Comcare’s Guide to work health and safety incident notification. The duty to notify is held at all times by the person conducting the business or undertaking. (1) Notifications can be given to Comcare by fax on 1300 305 916.

What is a notification form for an incident?

NOTIFICATION OF AN INCIDENT. This notification form is approved by Comcare for the purposes of section 38(5) of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth). MANAGEMENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL’S PRIVACY . This form seeks to collect information—including personal information—for the purpose of administering and enforcing the WHS Act and

Who should sign the hazard/injury/incident report form?

> All hard copy forms should be signed by the relevant parties > The Station Manager or their delegate must record all injuries on the injury register > Internal reporting of any hazard/injury/incident should occur is separate from reporting of notifiable incidents to Comcare. The Hazard/Injury/Incident Report form is at Attachment 2

How do I make a general enquiry about an incident at work?

The ‘person who conducts a business or undertaking’ (PCBU), who is usually the employer, has statutory obligations around incidents at work under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011. If you would like to make a general enquiry to your local state or territory regional director contact us via email [email protected] or call us on 1300 366 979.