Safety Matters - Rail, Tram and Bus Union of NSW

• Uncontrolled explosion or fire
• Uncontrolled release of gas, dangerous goods or steam
• Someone is involved in a robbery
• Someone has serious burns
• Collapse of an excavation
• A person is trapped in machinery or a confined space
• Exposure to bodily fluids that present risk of transmission of blood born
diseases
• Any injury or illness resulting in more than 7 days off work
Non-serious incidents notifi cation to workcover
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Safety Matters A Guide for Workplace OHS Representatives
If there is an incident that is not serious i.e. no illness or is not immediately life
threatening, then WorkCover can be notified within seven days.
For information on how to notify WorkCover see the accompanying Information
Sheet: ‘Accident and Injury Notifications -What Employers and Insurance
Companies Need To Do’.
What are the penalties for not notifying a work-related incident?
The employer must notify WorkCover of any incident listed above immediately.
Except where the injury is not serious i.e. not life threatening or not a serious
illness, the penalties are listed below under section 86 of the OHS Act 2000.
The maximum penalty for not notifying is:
– $82,500 in the case of a corporation (being a previous offender)
– $55,000 in the case of a corporation (not a previous offender)
– $41,250 in the case of an individual (being a previous offender)
– $22,000 in the case of an individual (not a previous offender)
Employers notifi cation to insurers
By law employers must notify their insurance company within 48 hours of
becoming aware of a Workers Compensation Injury where the employee is
likely to have more than 7 days off work.
Employers must notify the insurance company within 7 days of all other claims.
All other claims (that is, employees off work for less than 7 days) must be
notified within 7 days.
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