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Within the NIDA Safety Portal department managers are asked to review and investigate incidents that occur relating to their respective department. This is done to ensure that all incidents are appropriately investigated to understand their cause and identify opportunities to reduce the likelihood of the incident occurring again. Below is a short video demonstrating how to investigate an incident within the NIDA Safety Portal, as well as an explanation of each question in the form.
Step-By-Step Video
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📖 Summary of Questions
Section | Question | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
Notifiable Event | Is this a notifiable event? | A notifiable event is any incident of a particular severity that is required to be notified to the respective state regulatory body. In NSW, it is SafeWork NSW. Serious injury, illness, dangerous incident or death must be notified. If you are unsure about whether the incident is notifiable, select UNSURE and answer the questions that appear. If the incident is notifiable, contact the WHS Coordinator or HR immediately. |
Investigation Details | What is to be investigated? | |
Investigation Details | Did this accident generate an injury? | Injury category |
Investigation Details | Date of investigation | |
Investigation Details | Agency of event | |
Investigation Details | Mechanism of event | |
Investigation Details | Supporting images (if applicable) | |
Investigation Details | Was this person trained in the task? | |
Investigation Details | How long was the person working for in this shift before the event happened? | |
Investigation Details | Period of employment/study of person involved: | |
Investigation Details | Lost time (in hours): | |
Investigation Details | Did this injury result in an insurance claim? | Did this injury result in an insurance claim? Claim reference number |
Cause Analysis | Absent/failed defences factors | |
Cause Analysis | Individual/team factors | |
Cause Analysis | Task/environmental factors | |
Cause Analysis | Organizational factors | |
Investigation Outcome | Investigation outcome statement | |
Resulting Actions | Corrective Actions (if required) |