Onsite Safety

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If someone gets hurt

Team leader — do these seven things before you go home.

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If it looks bad, ring an ambulance
Bad bleeding · a knock to the head · anything crushed · knocked out · or you just aren't sure. Nobody here gets in trouble for calling one.
  1. Look after them first
    First aid. Everything else can wait a few minutes.
  2. Stop. Don't tidy up
    Turn the machine off and take the key. Leave everything where it is. Only move something if it could hurt someone else.
  3. Ring the office now
    Not tonight. Not Friday. Keep ringing until someone picks up. A text is not a phone call.
  4. Ask where they got treated
    Hospital, a doctor, or nothing? See the green box below — the office needs this today.
  5. Put it in the safety app today
    Every time. Even small ones. Even if they say they're fine. Even if nobody misses an hour.
  6. Write down who saw it
    Names. What they were doing. Which machine, and who was driving it. Take photos if it's safe.
  7. Tag the machine out
    If a machine was involved, lock it off and log the fault. Don't tick "safe to operate" in the morning.
The office will ask you this

“Did the hospital keep them in — or did they get seen and sent home?”

Some injuries have to be reported to WorkSafe and some don't. The office works that out — you just get them the facts. Being kept in is different from being seen and sent home. A doctor or physio visit is different again.

“Went to hospital” is not enough. Get the real answer and tell the office. If you can't find out, tell them you couldn't — don't leave it blank and don't guess.

Not sure if it needs reporting? Ring and ask. Asking costs nothing. The office makes that call — you just get them the facts.

Log it the same day. Every time.

The two things that go wrong here are an injury logged a week late and the treatment left blank. Both take a legal deadline off the office before they know there is one. If you only remember one thing on this page, remember step 5.

Summary only — not the law. The office holds the full procedure.

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