Reporting an injury - Information for employers
A report of a work-related injury or illness must be recorded in the Register of Injuries, which must be kept at every workplace.
Written notice of an injury may also be provided in other forms.
Register of Injuries
The Register of Injuries can be a diary, exercise book or electronic file where all the information is recorded. It should be completed by the injured worker or by someone on their behalf.
Your register must contain the following information:
- The injured worker’s name.
- Their occupation or job title.
- The time and date of the injury.
- The exact location of the incident where they were injured.
- Exactly how the injury occurred.
- The nature of the injury and what parts of their body were affected.
- The names of any witnesses.
- The date of entry in the register.
- The name of the person completing the register, if they are not the injured worker.
Worker's injury claim form
Where a claim is of a confidential nature, such as a stress-related condition, and sufficient information is included on the Worker’s Injury Claim Form, the claim form will be accepted as the Register of Injuries.
Written notice
Written notice of an injury can be given in another form, as long as it contains the information that would normally be included in the Register of Injuries.
