Your Legal Duties

If a workplace incident occurs, an employer, occupier  or person in charge must:

• contact the WorkSafe Incident Notification Unit on 132 360
• ensure incident scene is not disturbed until an inspector arrives. Sites can only be disturbed to protect a person's health or safety, help someone who is injured or to make the site safe
• complete and send an incident notification form to WorkSafe within the following 48 hours.

To lodge an incident notification form you can either:

• complete an Online Incident Notification Form using the reference number issued to you when you notified WorkSafe of the incident. The on-line incident notification form consists of six screens. When you have completed the last screen you will be able to:
  • submit it to WorkSafe via the internet, and
  • print a copy of the submitted form for your records
• download an Incident Notification Form and fax it to (03) 9641 1091 or mail it to:

Incident Notification Unit

Advisory Service

WorkSafe Victoria

GPO Box 4306

Melbourne 3001

You must keep a record of the incident notification form for at least 5 years.

Queries should be directed to the Incident Notification Unit on 132 360, or to the Incident Notification Coordinator at incidentnotification@worksafe.vic.gov.au