What forklift related incidents should be reported to WORKSAFE Victoria?
Under the Occupational Health & Safety Regulations the Employer must notify Workcover Authority immediately after becoming aware of an incident within a workplace which results in:- • The death of any person; or • A person requiring medical treatments within 48 hours of exposure to a substance; or • A person requiring immediate treatment as an in-patient at a hospital; or • A person requiring immediate medical treatment for:- • the amputation of any part of his or her body; or • a serious head injury; or • a serious eye injury; or • the separation of his or her skin from underlying tissue (e.g. degloving, scalping etc) • electric shock; or • a spinal injury; or • the loss of bodily function; or • serious lacerations. The employer must notify the Authority immediately after becoming aware of an incident at a workplace which exposed a person in the immediate vicinity of the incident to an immediate risk to that persons health and safety through:- • the collapse or partial collapse of any
