Reporting incidents

If someone becomes seriously ill or injured on one of your projects, you may be required to report it to Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ).

Types of incidents 

You need to report any incident that arises out of the conduct of your business, which results in the death, serious injury or serious illness of a person, or involves a dangerous incident.

View definitions of serious injury, serious illness and dangerous incident at Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.

When to report an incident

You must notify WHSQ immediately after becoming aware of an incident.

How to report an incident

You can notify WHSQ of an incident by:

• Calling 1300 362 128
• Completing and submitting an online incident notification form
• Emailing a completed incident notification form to whsq.aaa@oir.qld.gov.au
• Faxing a completed incident notification form to (07) 3874 7730.

Can I keep working after an incident occurs?

You must refrain from disturbing the site of an incident (including any plant, substances or structures associated with the incident) before an inspector arrives.

You're only permitted to disturb the site of an incident:

• To help an injured person
• To remove a deceased person
• If it’s essential for making the site safe
• If it’s associated with a police investigation
• If an inspector permits you to.

For more information about reporting incidents, visit Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.

Streamlined Safety Reporting

As of 1 February 2026, there have been changes to a more streamlined way to reporting safety incidents on worksites.

What changes:

• Licensees only need to report notifiable incidents to Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ). This replaces the requirement to report safety incidents to the QBCC and WHSQ separately.
• Fines for failing to report serious incidents to WHSQ will increase from 80 to 100 penalty units, reinforcing the importance of timely safety reporting.

What stays the same:

• Other requirements for safety reporting remain the same, including who reports and the incidents that trigger the need to report.
• QBCC licensees still need to report contraventions of a notice or injunction to the QBCC under the WHS Act or Electrical Safety Act.