The MTA is committed to providing a safe and health workplace for all employees. Recently, there have been a few incidents, resulting in injuries, that have not been reported to MTA. Reporting workplace injuries forms part of your conditions of employment with the MTA and there are quite a few good reasons for that.

1) To ensure that injuries are treated appropriately

2) To ensure any Return to Work claims are lodged in a timely manner

3) MTA has a legal duty of care to ensure workplaces are monitored for the purpose of preventing illness or injury of workers

4) To ensure that incidents are managed appropriately and notification occurs to Regulators where the criteria is met for a notifiable incident

5) To ensure that MTA is aware of injuries that may require further investigation

6) Where deemed appropriate, raise awareness about injury tends to attempt to prevent and/or reduce similar events

If you do experience an injury at work, regardless of how insignificant you think it might be, please notify David Wheatcroft, the WHS Advisor and Return to Work Coordinator (0409 934 580 or dwheatcroft@mtasant.com.au), as soon as possible. An incident report will be required to ensure there is accurate information on how the incident occurred and the injuries that were sustained.

We record all injuries, using the following classifications:

Non-Work Related Injuries

We also need to know about events where you sustain an injury outside of work but it impacts your ability to perform your role. This will ensure that your injury is effectively managed to prevent work from getting any worse.

We want you as our employees to enjoy life to its full capacity both at work and outside of work. Let’s work together and be accountable for workplace safety!