Educational workplace-safety awareness — connected to industries, occupations, employment law, employment documents and company types. Informational only — not legal advice and not a substitute for mandatory workplace safety training; employers remain responsible for compliance, training and worker authorization.
Who this guide is for
This guide is for workers who want to understand how to raise a safety concern. It is general awareness only — it does not replace your workplace’s reporting procedure or the instruction you receive at induction.
Your employer’s reporting process always comes first. Where this guide is general, follow the specific steps, forms and contacts your workplace gives you, and ask your supervisor if anything is unclear.
What to expect when reporting
- A clear way to raise concerns, explained during your induction.
- A named person, such as your supervisor, to report to.
- A form or system for recording hazards, incidents and near misses.
- For urgent dangers, a way to act and raise the alarm quickly.
- Your report being taken seriously and looked into.
- Follow-up where action is needed to control the hazard.
What you can report
- Hazards, such as spills, blocked exits or damaged equipment.
- Faulty or damaged machinery, tools, guards or PPE.
- Near misses — things that could have caused harm but did not.
- Incidents and injuries, however minor they seem.
- Unsafe conditions, such as poor lighting or missing protection.
- Anything that makes a task feel unsafe to do.
How to report safely in general terms
- For an immediate danger, make yourself safe and raise the alarm first.
- Tell your supervisor or the named contact as soon as you can.
- Use the form or system your workplace provides to record it.
- Give clear details — what, where and when you saw it.
- Do not try to fix something that needs a trained or authorised person.
What to do if a hazard is not dealt with
- Raise it again with your supervisor or a more senior manager.
- Keep clear of the hazard until it is made safe.
- Use any other reporting route your workplace provides.
- Ask your supervisor where to turn if you are still concerned.
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