You must notify your employer within 24 hours of your injury occurring or if you can not do so, as soon as possible after your injury.
This can be done verbally or in writing. A representative such as a friend or family member can notify your employer initially if you are unable to do so. We can assist you to provide notice to ensure that all relevant details are provided and you are aware of your obligations and entitlements.
Notifiable Incidents
It is a legal requirement under the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 for a person who conducts a business or undertaking to notify SafeWork SA of the following incidents:
- a work related death;
- a serious injury or illness of a person including immediate treatment for amputation, serious head, eye, burn and laceration injuries, separation of skin from underlying tissue, spinal injury or loss of body function, medical treatment within 48 hours of exposure to substance;
- a dangerous incident that exposes a worker or any other person to a serious risk to a person’s health or safety emanating from an immediate or imminent exposure, whether or not an injury has actually occurred.
Serious penalties can arise from failure to notify SafeWork SA of notifiable incidents.
See your doctor
After reporting your injury, you need to see a doctor to assess your injury to decide what injury you have suffered and what treatment you require, The doctor will then issue a Work Capacity Certificate which you will need to provide to your claims agent if you require time off work and decide to make a claim. It is vital that you carefully review the Work Capacity Certificate to ensure that all details completed are accurate.
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