First Aid for Workplaces - A good Practice Guide
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How do I Record and Report Accidents?
By law, employers, the self-employed and principals (people who hire contractors) must keep a register of all accidents and near misses, and all incidents when someone is seriously harmed at work.
The register must be kept in a certain way, and the Department of Labour has a form you can download - called the Form of Register or Notification of Circumstances of Accident or Serious Harm - that meets these requirements. Copies of the form should be kept in or near the first aid kit. It can be downloaded from http://www.osh.dol.govt.nz/order/catalogue/forms.shtml.
If someone is seriously harmed at work, the employer, self-employed person or principal (someone who hires contractors) must notify the Department of Labour as soon as possible. They must also send a completed copy of the Form of Register or Notification of Circumstances of Accident or Serious Harm to the Department within 7 days after the accident, or as soon as possible after they find out about it. For more information on reporting accidents go to:
http://www.osh.dol.govt.nz/services/notification/accident.shtml.