⭐ Overview
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
📖 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? | |
Did this accident generate an injury? | Injury category | |
Date of investigation | ||
Agency of event | ||
Mechanism of event | ||
Supporting images (if applicable) | ||
Was this person trained in the task? | ||
How long was the person working for in this shift before the event happened? | ||
Period of employment/study of person involved: | ||
Lost time (in hours): | ||
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 | |
Individual/team factors | ||
Task/environmental factors | ||
Organizational factors | ||
Investigation Outcome | Investigation outcome statement | |
Resulting Actions | Corrective Actions (if required) |