Incident reporting

Report ALL injuries, illnesses, near-misses, property damage and dangerous occurrences. Same day where possible.

Submit incident report Fill in the form — emailed to the workshop owner with a PDF copy

What to report

If anything goes wrong — even if no one was hurt — log it. Near-misses are how we find weaknesses before someone gets hurt.

• Injury or illness
• Near-miss
• Property damage
• Dangerous occurrence
• Environmental (spill)

If something happens

1

Make the area safe

Stop work if needed. First aid for any injury. Isolate any failed equipment. Don't move things unless you have to — preserve the scene if it might be a notifiable event.
2

Notify

Phone the workshop owner immediately for anything beyond a minor scratch: Sam Gibbons on 021 926 299. For a notifiable event, also call WorkSafe NZ on 0800 030 040.
3

Submit a report

Same day where possible. Use the form below — it sends a PDF straight to the workshop owner with everything WorkSafe expects to see.
4

Investigation (within 7 days)

For anything more than a minor incident, the workshop owner runs a short investigation: direct cause, system cause, corrective actions. The report you submit is the starting input.

Who to call

Submissions are emailed to Sam Gibbons (the workshop owner) and a PDF is attached for filing in the Incident Register. Source form: 07_Incident_Reporting/Incident_Report_Form.