Notice of death or critical injury

Question 1

Occupational Health and safety

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NOTICES

Where a person is killed or critically injured from any cause at a workplace the employer shall notify

1. ❤️Which four individuals ? HOW ?
2. The first four indiviuals need to be contacted by when?
3. ❤️How long for notice in writing for the director?

Answer 1

1. An inspector
2. the committee
3. Health and safety Representative
4. trade union, if any
5. ❤️IMMEDIATELY by TELEPHONE or other DIRECT MEANS*
6. ❤️Director (*within 48 hours) (written*)

The written report/notice is details of the incident

Question 2

Occupational Health and safety

NOTICES

IF a person is critically injured or killed at work when does the employer need to give written notice to the Director?

Answer 2

Within 48 Hours

the circumstances of the occurrence containing such information and particulars as the regulations prescribe

Question 3

Occupational Health and safety

NOTICES

If a person is critically injured or killed at work how shall they notify an inspector, and the committee, health and safety representative and trade union, if any ? AND WHEN?

Answer 3

• immediately of the occurrence by telephone or other direct means

Question 4

Occupational Health and safety

NOTICES

Where a person is killed or is critically injured at a workplace, no person shall, EXCEPT for the purpose of,

Answer 4

1. saving life or relieving human suffering;
2. maintaining an essential public utility service or a public transportation system; or
3. preventing unnecessary damage to equipment or other property,

Question 5

Occupational Health and safety

NOTICES (Preservation of Wreckage)

***Where a person is killed or is critically injured at a workplace, NO person shall?**

Answer 5

interfere with, disturb, destroy, alter or carry away any wreckage, article or thing at the scene of or connected with the occurrence until permission so to do has been given by an inspector

****UNLESS****

1. saving life or relieving human suffering;
2. maintaining an essential public utility service or a public transportation system; or
3. preventing unnecessary damage to equipment or other property,