1. Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Mike Impey
Manager HSU
June 2016

2. After an Accident/Incident

3. Make it safe!

4. Preserve the Scene!
Section 55 of HSWA requires that after a notifiable event:
Site is not disturbed until authorised by an inspector (unless rescuing or making safe)
Failure to do so:
Personal fine up to $10k
Company fine up to $50k

5. CAA HSU Response HSU not an emergency response unit
We respond to notifiable events (most)
Identify duty holders – PCBU, Officers, Workers etc
Identify relevant duties that were owed
Look for systematic approach and effectiveness

6. CAA HSU Response
Look at risk management – is risk managed to as low as reasonably practicable?
Would a reasonable person have done more?
Have the duties required by the HSW Act been met?
What is the most appropriate action to rectify?

8. Notifiable Event Arising from work Death (s25) Injury or illness (s23)
Incident (s24)

9. What is a notifiable incident?
Unplanned or uncontrolled AND
In relation to a workplace AND
Exposes any person to serious risk of injury or illness AND
Came from an immediate or imminent exposure to a hazard

10. How to Report A CA005 IS NOT ENOUGH!!!
CAA website being updated with on-line forms and pdf forms
We are also working on a mobile app - HUGO.