Implement work safety requirements
6. Report emergency incidents and injuries
6.1. Written communication
Remember incident reports may be read by your manager, CEO, HSR, Worksafe regulator, compliance auditors, police or used in a fair work claim court of law, so it is important that you write clearly and legibly.
When completing an incident report:
- use clear, short sentences
- write a factual account of what you saw/did
- avoid descriptive words or embellishing the story
- use correct grammar and spelling
- avoid writing other people’s responses or comments unless they directly impacted the incident.