Notifiable Event Definitions
Meaning of notifiable injury or illness
“Unless the context otherwise requires, a notifiable injury or illness, in relation to a person, means—
(a) any of the following injuries or illnesses that require the person to have immediate treatment (other than first aid).
The amputation of any part of his or her body, a serious head injury, a serious eye injury, a serious burn, the separation of his or her skin from an underlying tissue (such as degloving or scalping), a spinal injury, the loss of a bodily function, serious lacerations
(b) an injury or illness that requires, or would usually require, the person to be admitted to a hospital for immediate treatment
(c) an injury or illness that requires, or would usually require, the person to have medical treatment within 48 hours of exposure to a substance
(d) any serious infection (including occupational zoonoses) to which the carrying out of work is a significant contributing factor, including any infection that is attributable to carrying out work—
with micro-organisms; or that involves providing treatment or care to a person; or that involves contact with human blood or bodily substances; or that involves handling or contact with animals, animal hides, animal skins, animal wool or hair, animal carcasses, or animal waste products; or that involves handling or contact with fish or marine mammals
(e) any other injury or illness declared by regulations to be a notifiable injury or illness for the purposes of this section.”
Meaning of notifiable incident
“Unless the context otherwise requires, a notifiable incident means an unplanned or uncontrolled incident in relation to a workplace that exposes a worker or any other person to a serious risk to that person’s health or safety arising from an immediate or imminent exposure to—
An escape, a spillage, or a leakage of a substance; or an implosion, explosion, or fire; or an escape of gas or steam; or an escape of a pressurised substance; or an electric shock; or the fall or release from a height of any plant, substance, or thing; or the collapse, overturning, failure, or malfunction of, or damage to, any plant that is required to be authorised for use in accordance with regulations; or the collapse or partial collapse of a structure; or the collapse or failure of an excavation or any shoring supporting an excavation;
or the inrush of water, mud, or gas in workings in an underground excavation or tunnel; or the interruption of the main system of ventilation in an underground excavation or tunnel; or a collision between 2 vessels, a vessel capsize, or the inrush of water into a vessel; or any other incident declared by regulations to be a notifiable incident for the purposes of this section.”
Meaning of notifiable event
“In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, a notifiable event means any of the following events that arise from work:
(a) the death of a person; or
(b) a notifiable injury or illness; or
(c) a notifiable incident.”
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 Part 1, s23-25