The Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 
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and Regulation 1997 (new window) and Electrical Safety Act 2002 (new window) and Regulation 2002 (new window) require all Queensland workplaces to record, and in some instances notify the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations of health and safety incidents. Our department must comply with these legal obligations.
Incident investigation should be undertaken to determine the underlying causes and prevent the recurrence of similar incidents.
Schools must use the School Management System (SMS) Workplace Health and Safety Module for reporting health and safety incidents. Contact the SMS Help Desk on 1800 648 679 for technical support.
For students, only 'serious' incidents need to be recorded in SMS. A serious student injury is defined as any health and safety incident requiring the school to contact the parent/caregiver. A brief record of all 'minor' student incidents must also be kept on site. These 'minor injuries' can be recorded in a School Accident Register.
Schools sometimes find out more information about the 'seriousness' of an incident or illness at a later date after the event - an entry into SMS can be edited or updated once new information is available.
Forms: Use these forms to collect data prior to entry into SMS:
Central Office, Regional and District Office staff should use the following form to record health and safety incidents.
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