South Australian Current Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS 2012 - SCHEDULE 23

Schedule 23—Information to be included in notification of mining incident

Regulation 675V

1—Person injured

        1.1         The name, date of birth and gender of any person who has suffered an illness or injury as a result of the incident.

        1.2         If a person who has suffered an illness or injury as a result of the incident is a worker, the following information:

            (a)         the worker's occupation;

            (b)         the worker's usual start and finish time, and start time on the day of the incident;

            (c)         the number of hours worked immediately before the incident;

            (d)         the name of the person conducting the business or undertaking in which the person works;

            (e)         the nature of the engagement of the worker.

        1.3         If the worker is self-employed, the name of the business or undertaking.

        1.4         The industry in which the business or undertaking is primarily conducted.

2—Incident

        2.1         When the incident occurred, including—

            (a)         the date of the incident;

            (b)         the time of the incident;

            (c)         in the case of an illness, the date on which the illness was first reported by or on behalf of the person suffering the illness.

        2.2         A description of the incident, including—

            (a)         what each affected person was doing just before the incident; and

            (b)         a description of all substances, including hazardous chemicals, and all plant and processes involved in the incident; and

            (c)         the classification of—

                  (i)         the mechanism of the incident; and

                  (ii)         the agency of the illness or injury (that is, how the incident caused the illness or injury); and

                  (iii)         the nature and bodily location of the illness or injury.

        2.3         In item 2.2(c)—

classification means the code assigned by the Types of Occurrence Classification System published by the National Health and Safety Committee, as in force from time to time.

        2.4         Item 2.2(c) applies only in relation to an incident that occurs after 1 January 2015.

3—Consequences of incident

        3.1         Whether or not the incident has resulted in any of the following:

            (a)         a fatality;

            (b)         permanent incapacity;

            (c)         the inability of a worker to work for 1 day or more, not including the incident day, whether the worker is rostered on that day or not;

            (d)         the worker carrying out restricted work;

            (e)         medical treatment.

        3.2         An indication of whether the incident is likely to result in any of the circumstances referred to in item 3.1.

        3.3         An indication of whether the incident has the potential to result in any of the circumstances referred to in item 3.1.