NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR INCIDENT NOTIFICATION

From 1 July 2024, new requirements for Incident notification for plant and equipment under our OHS Regulations as well as Equipment Public Safety Regulations (EPS Regulations 2017) will commence.

From 1 July 2024, under the OHS regulations, the list of plant that is prescribed for incident notification has changed. An expanded type of plant will now require notification if involved in an incident.

Before the changes the list of plant that were prescribed as notifiable was relatively limited and did not include many types of plant commonly used that pose a higher risk such as tractors, quad bikes, forklifts, excavators and mining and quarrying equipment.

These changes will mean that WorkSafe will be better informed about serious safety incidents involving plant.

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