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Incident location:

  • Fitzroy

  • East Melbourne

  • Kew

  • Department:

  • Location in department:

  • Conducted on:

  • Conducted by:

  • WHS/Executive member:

Incident Details

  • Date & time of incident:

  • Staff injured/involved:

  • Description of incident:

  • Has a Riskman been completed?

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  • Did the incident result in a work related injury which resulted in the person being absent from work for at least one full shift?

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Communication

  • Were issues relating to communication a factor in this event?

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  • Communication issues between staff?

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  • Communication issues between staff and patient/family/carer?

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  • Documentation?

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  • Patient Assessment?

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  • Information not provided

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  • Misinterpretation of information

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  • Other

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Knowledge, skills & competence:

  • Were issues relating to knowledge/skills/competence a factor in this event?

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  • Staff training/skills?

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  • Staff competency?

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  • Staff supervision?

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  • Use/not use/misuse of equipment?

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  • Other

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Were issues relating to work environment/scheduling a factor in this event?

  • Were issues relating to the work environment a factor in this event?

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  • Work place design?

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  • Suitability of work environment?

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  • Environmental stressors?

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  • Safety assessments/evaluations/procedures?

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  • Shortage of beds/rooms/resources?

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  • Staff roster/timetable?

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  • Other

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Were issues relating to patient factors an issue in this event?

  • Communication difficulties?

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  • Medical history/known risks?

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  • Patient's condition?

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  • Personal issues?

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  • Other

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Were issues relating to Equipment (including the use or lack of use) a factor in this event?

  • Communication difficulties?

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  • Medical history/known risks?

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  • Patient's condition?

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  • Personal issues?

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  • Other

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Were issues relating to policies, procedures and guidelines a factor in this event?

  • Absence of relevant, up-to-date policies, procedures or guidelines?

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  • Implementation issues?

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  • Education/training?

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  • Issues in applying policies, procedures or guidelines?

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  • Absence of audit/quality control system?

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  • Other

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Were issues relating to safety mechanisms a factor in this event?

  • Lack of appropriate safety process/systems in place?

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  • Breakdown of safety process/system?

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  • No evaluation of safety process/system?

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  • Other

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Other

  • Were there other factors involved in the event which do not fall into the above categories, please provide details:

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Recommendations/outcomes:

  • Recommendation 1

  • Person responsible:

  • Completion date:

  • Recommendation 2

  • Person responsible:

  • Completion date:

  • Recommendation 3

  • Person responsible:

  • Completion date:

  • Recommendation 4

  • Person responsible:

  • Completion date:

  • Recommendation 5

  • Person responsible:

  • Completion date:

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