Incident Reporting - the basics

Incident Reporting - the basics

Incident reporting is a legal requirement under The Work Health and Safety Act 2011
  What is an incident??

An incident can be defined as something that occurs in the course of a Scouting activity, resulting in or could have resulted in an injury, illness or fatality

 It is important to note some incidents must be reported immediately and all incidents are reportable,

 Immediately Reportable Incidents include the following (in no particular order):

  1. The death of a person;
  2. A serious injury or illness of a person; i.e. something that requires immediate medical treatment as an in-patient in a hospital, or within 48 of being exposed to a substance. For Scouting purposes any transport to hospital by ambulance is regarded as immediate medical treatment.
  3. A dangerous incident, i.e. an incident that involves a serious risk to a person’s health
  4. A known or suspected incident of Child Sexual Abuse refer (QBSI 10.1 – B.9.5);
  5. An incident that involves significant loss of Scout property (fire, storm, theft etc.);
  6. An incident that is drawing (or likely to draw) negative media attention. All media enquiries should be referred to the Scouts Qld Media Line 07 3721 5780

 To notify an Immediately Reportable Incident:

In most cases call the emergency line:  07 3870 7000 press 9 when prompted     
​In the case of child and or sexual abuse it should be reported straight to the Police by telephoning Police Link 131 444. Then telephone the Scouts Queensland emergency line

All Leaders should familiarise themselves with the procedures found in SRM-STD-02 Incident Reporting Standard  

 If in doubt report the incident.

 

 



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