Reporting incidents in Catholic schools
There seems to be a concerning trend in Catholic schools that staff are unaware of how and when they should be reporting incidents.
The Catholic Safety Health & Welfare’s (CSHW SA) own flow chart states that incidents/ injuries are to be reported in the database within 24 hours and that investigations commence within 48 hours. Online incident reporting is the most convenient and thorough way.
You can include your IEU Organiser to the distribution list of people involved in the follow up of the incident. Login via this link: https://www.incidentreporting.com.au/IncidentReporting/ReportIncident.aspx
Some members have reported not being able to access from some mobiles. If you find that to be the case go to https://cshwsa.org.au/ and scroll to ‘Report Hazard/Incident’.
We are concerned that some Catholic staff are being told to record incidents in SEQTA and to not report using the incident reports.
This is particularly prevalent when incidents of student behaviour occur.
Where there has been a risk to health and safety and/or actual physical or psychological injury, notification using the incident form must follow.
If there is an incident at a Catholic school then you must be reporting to CSHW SA using the incident form
Schools in other sectors have similar requirements but will use their own forms, hard copy or online.
If you or someone else is ever dissuaded from completing and lodging an incident report, then this is a serious breach of your rights and obligations under the Workplace Health and Safety Act 2012 to identify a hazard in your workplace.
Your IEU Organiser can assist in taking immediate action – contact our office on 8410 0122 or enquiries@ieusa.org.au
