What type of incidents should be reported?

So the data contained in the National dataset is not biased towards more serious events, it is important that you report any:

  • Adverse Outcome with an Actual Severity of 1 or greater; and
  • Near Miss with a Potential Severity of 2 or greater.

Actual severity

 Rate the Actual Severity of the incident in terms of the actual outcome of the event.

  Severity Rating Actual Severity
0 No impact Requires no treatment.
1 Minor Requires localised care (non- evacuation) with short term effects.
2 Moderate Requires ongoing care (localised or external, i.e. evacuation or not) with short to medium term effects.
3 Serious Requires timely external care (evacuation) with medium to long term effects.
4 Severe Requires urgent emergency assistance with long term effects.
5 Critical Requires urgent emergency assistance with serious ongoing long term effects.
6 Unsurvivable  Fatality

Potential severity

Rate the Potential Severity of the incident in terms of the worst possible outcome, given the scenario.

  Severity Rating Definition for Potential Severity Ratings
0 No impact An incident where the potential outcome has a negligible consequence.
1 Minor An incident where the potential outcome to risks has a low consequence.
2 Moderate An incident where the potential outcome to risks can cause moderate injuries or illnesses.
3 Serious An incident where the potential outcome to risks encountered is such that it may cause major irreversible damage or threaten life.
4 Severe An incident where the potential outcome to risks encountered is certain death.
%d bloggers like this: