Report an incident, injury or hazard

To comply with the OHS Policy, all staff (including casuals) are required to use RiskWare to report any incidents, injuries or hazardous situations. You can also report an incident on behalf of other people, such as colleagues, students, contractors or visitors.

All incident reports must be submitted within 24 hours of the incident.

If full details of the incident, injury, investigation and corrective actions are not available within this timeframe, the essential details of the incident or injury as they are known should be submitted initially.

RiskWare is the University’s online system for reporting and managing incidents, injuries and hazards across all campuses.

Log on to RiskWare

Find out more about RiskWare roles and responsibilities

What is an incident?

An incident is a discrete (one off) occurrence that has an adverse impact on people. This can include: incidents resulting in injury, illness, equipment failure, or “near misses” when there is potential for an injury.

The incident report serves as a record for future reference should there be any subsequent complication e.g. delayed health effects, that may require the report as a factual base. Read more about the regulatory framework.

What is a hazard?

A hazard may be anything that has the potential to cause injury or illness to people, or damage to plant or equipment.

The reporting of incidents and identification of hazards is critical in achieving a safe workplace as it prompts action to prevent any future accidents and injuries.

Reporting an injury

The details of any work related injury or illness must be recorded at the time of submitting an incident report via RiskWare. If this cannot be done within 24 hours of occurrence please contact the Injury Management team for immediate assistance.

Find out more about workers' compensation: read the FAQs