4. Duty to notify and report accident leading to death
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Where any accident at a workplace occurs which leads to the death of any employee, the employer of that employee shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, notify the Commissioner of the accident.
Where any accident at a workplace occurs which leads to the death of any platform worker, the relevant platform operator of that platform worker shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, notify the Commissioner of the accident.
Where any accident at a workplace occurs which leads to the death of any person who is not at work or of any self-employed person, the occupier of the workplace shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, notify the Commissioner of the accident.
The employer, relevant platform operator or occupier, as the case may be, shall thereafter, but not later than 10 days after the accident, submit a report to the Commissioner.
In paragraphs (1A) and (3), the relevant platform operator, in relation to a platform worker, is —
where, at the time of the accident, the platform worker was at work providing one or more platform services for one platform operator — that platform operator; and
where, at the time of the accident, the platform worker was at work providing one or more platform services for 2 or more platform operators — each of those platform operators.
Subregulation 1
Where any accident at a workplace occurs which leads to the death of any employee, the employer of that employee shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, notify the Commissioner of the accident.
Subregulation 1A
Where any accident at a workplace occurs which leads to the death of any platform worker, the relevant platform operator of that platform worker shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, notify the Commissioner of the accident.
Subregulation 2
Where any accident at a workplace occurs which leads to the death of any person who is not at work or of any self-employed person, the occupier of the workplace shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, notify the Commissioner of the accident.
Subregulation 3
The employer, relevant platform operator or occupier, as the case may be, shall thereafter, but not later than 10 days after the accident, submit a report to the Commissioner.
Subregulation 4
In paragraphs (1A) and (3), the relevant platform operator, in relation to a platform worker, is —
where, at the time of the accident, the platform worker was at work providing one or more platform services for one platform operator — that platform operator; and
where, at the time of the accident, the platform worker was at work providing one or more platform services for 2 or more platform operators — each of those platform operators.