Contact WorkSafe
Tel: 1300 307 877
Email us
24 hour serious incident and fatality reporting line
Freecall: 1800 678 198
Mason Bird Building
303 Sevenoaks St
Cannington WA 6107
View on Google Maps
If a ‘dangerous incident’ arises through the conduct of a business or undertaking the regulator must be notified immediately.
Where the dangerous incident is currently life-threatening, the PCBU should ensure the regulator is notified by calling 1800 678 198 (24 hours).
Where the dangerous incident is not currently life-threatening, the notifiable incident can be lodged online instead.
Notify a dangerous incident online. You may be asked to lodge information online even if you already reported the dangerous incident via the phone.
All mining notifications of a dangerous incident must also be made online even if you have already notified via the phone, via the Safety Regulation System (SRS).
All petroleum and geothermal notifications of a dangerous incident must also be made online even if you have already notified via the phone. If you cannot complete the interactive form, complete the Environmental and reportable incident/non-compliance reporting form.
A dangerous incident is defined as any incident in relation to a workplace that exposes any person to a serious risk resulting from an immediate or imminent exposure to:
The regulator must be notified of any incident in relation to a workplace that exposes any person to a serious risk resulting from an immediate or imminent exposure to:
There are additional classes of dangerous incidents for petroleum operators.
Last modified: