Title Page

  • Contractor and Crew Number

  • Incident Date and Time

  • Task or Area of Site

  • Sale Area

  • HPI - High Potential Index - refer to the info below and choose the appropriate option

  • HPI - High Potential Index
    HPI 0
    Near hits - where there was a learning but NO immediate threat to persons or property
    Property damage - of a minor nature
    Other

    HPI 1
    First aid or Contact no injury
    Near hits - where there was a learning and an immediate (but not Serious) threat to persons or property
    Property damage - between $1,000 and $5,000
    Hazard Advice - received

    HPI 2
    Non-notifiable event - a work related injury / illness has occurred resulting in time off or medical treatment that is below the notifiable threshold
    Non-harm events - considered to be Serious close calls. Seconds / millimetres from a significant injury or outcome
    Property damage - between $5,000 and $50,000
    Safety Infringement Notices from RMF

    HPI 3
    Notifiable event
    Property damage greater than $50,000
    Vehicle accidents - injury or extensive damage
    Notice issued on any RMF operation - under HSW Act (Improvement, Prohibition, Non-Disturbance)

  • Incident Type

  • Accident Type

  • Is this a Notifiable Event?<br><br>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:<br>(a) the death or a person; or<br>(b) a notifiable injury or illness; or<br>(c) a notifiable incident.

  • Has Worksafe NZ been notified?

  • Estimated number of lost days?

  • Name of injured person

  • Age of injured person

  • Gender of injured person

  • Is the injured person trained for task?

  • How long employed in the industry?

  • How long employed in this job?

  • Describe the injury - include left / right and front / back if applicable

  • Visibility - Choose all that apply

  • Terrain

  • Temperature

  • Wind

  • Precipitation

  • What activity or task was being done at the time?

  • If 'Other', what activity or task was being done at the time?

  • What happened? Describe the incident (eg. rolled skidder, branch hit me, skidded off road, fuel spill). The more information the better.

  • Attach a photo to help explain

  • Main / secondary causes of the incident
    Lack of concentration, lack of communication, improper position for task, work area layout / congestion, unsafe work method / procedure, lack of experience / training / knowledge, weather / wind, lack of supervision / guidance, fatigue / dehydration, ground conditions / undergrowth, poor visibility, working too close (SWZ), defective machinery, hazard not identified, improper use of machine / vehicle, gear - PPE / footwear / eyewear, other

  • Describe the main cause of the incident (e.g. being outside the safe area, failed to notice hazard, tired)

  • Describe any secondary (underlying) causes

  • What has been / can be done to stop the incident happening again? (e.g. Hazard eliminated, new PPE)

  • If faced with the same situation again now, what actions would be taken differently?

  • Has the incident been discussed with supervisor, crew, employee?

  • Who was the incident discussed with and when? (e.g. date and was it morning tailgate, monthly meeting, one-on-one etc)

  • Incident report completed by

  • Incident report completed on

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