SafeWork SA

In reply to the Hon. I.K. HUNTER (26 September 2019).

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer): I have been provided the following advice:

1. SafeWork SA has advised that there is not a mandated time for responding to incidents within the work health and safety legislation. SafeWork SA has a triage procedure that is used for all matters notified to it. Matters are assessed and prioritised into the following categories:

critical event (respond as soon as practicable)

same day service (attend on the same working day)

routine matter (within 5 days)

administrative matter (address via a telephone call or letter).

2. I understand SafeWork SA triaged the matter in accordance with its triage procedure. I am advised that within approximately 30 minutes of SafeWork SA receiving notification of this incident, SafeWork SA had called the PCBU to obtain further information. I am further advised that SafeWork SA inspectors and an investigator arrived at the site at approximately 10am, just under one and a half hours from when the notification was made.