Take out a policy All Victorian employers require workers compensation insurance to protect their workers against workplace injury or illness, unless you're an exempt employer. This is a report that employers should lodge after a worker completes a worker's injury claim form. WorkSafe encourages employers to complete this form to provide additional information relating to a worker's claim. Take out a policy
Certificate of Currency A Certificate of Currency confirms key details about your cover, such as your business name, ABN, wages, your industry classification (WIC) and number of workers covered. Request a Certificate of Currency
Notifiable incident Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act), employers and self-employed persons must notify WorkSafe immediately after becoming aware a notifiable incident has occurred. Failure to report an incident to WorkSafe is an offence and may result in prosecution. A ‘notifiable incident’ is: death of a person a person needing medical treatment within 48 hours of being exposed to a substancea person needing immediate treatment as an in-patient in a hospitala person needing immediate medical treatment for one of the following injuries: amputation, serious head injury or serious eye injury, removal of skin (example: de-gloving, scalping), electric shock, spinal injury, loss of a bodily function, serious lacerations (example: requiring stitching or other medical treatment) Medical treatment means treatment by a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practice in the medical or nursing or midwifery profession (doctor, nurse, midwife etc.). ‘Notifiable incidents’ may relate to any person—whether an employee, contractor or member of the public. Further information or report an incident
Employer Injury Claim Report Workers and employers can now submit and manage workers compensation claims online via myWorkSafe, WorkSafe’s online self-service tool. Submitting claims online can help make the process quicker and easier. Find out more at https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/workers-injury-claim-form Employer support page – www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/employer-online-claims Contains a range of support materials including quick reference guides for employers to follow to submit and manage claims online. Worker support page – www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/worker-online-claims Contains a range of support materials including quick reference guides for workers to follow to submit a claim online. Further information on injury claims
Calculating Pre-injury Average Weekly Earnings (PIAWE) When a worker has a work-related injury, and they’re unable to perform their full pre-injury duties, they may be paid a percentage of their pre-injury average weekly earnings (known as PIAWE) for a set period. Agents (scheme agents, service providers, authorised providers and claims managers) are responsible for ensuring that those payments are accurate. Form to calculate pre-injury average weekly earnings
Enquiries and complaints Your feedback is important to us. In the first instance, all enquiries and complaints from employers or your broker should be directed to DXC. Phone: (03) 9947 6210 Email: DCM-Customer.Service@dxc.com Alternatively you can contact WorkSafe: LODGE A COMPLAINT OR FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WORKSAFE’S COMPLAINTS MANAGEMENT PROCESS
Employer resources Information for employers involved in the return-to-work process after a work-related illness or injury and to access a downloadable copy of an 'If you are injured at work' poster WorkSafe forms and resources for employers