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[Severity] Dangerous Incident - (Notifiable to Comcare and reportable to Defence) WHS ACT - Section 35-36 [Definition] 
Section 37 of the WHS Act sets out that a dangerous incident is an incident in relation to a workplace that exposes a worker or any other person to a serious risk to a person’s health or safety emanating from an immediate or imminent exposure to: an uncontrolled escape, spillage or leakage of a substance an uncontrolled implosion, explosion or fire an uncontrolled escape of gas or steam an uncontrolled escape of a pressurised substance electric shock the fall or release from a height of any plant, substance or thing (not including a person) the collapse, overturning, failure or malfunction of, or damage to, any plant that is required to be authorised for use in accordance with the regulations the collapse or partial collapse of a structure (note that this could include Telstra pits) the collapse or failure of an excavation or of any shoring supporting an excavation the inrush of water, mud or gas in workings, in an underground excavation or tunnel the interruption of the main system of ventilation in an underground excavation or tunnel. The Regulations may include or exclude other events as being ‘dangerous incidents’ for the purposes of section 37 of the WHS Act, however the Regulations are currently silent on this. For most hazards such as plant, or a structure collapsing, a person will need to be in the immediate vicinity to be exposed to a serious risk to their health and safety. However, some hazards such as an uncontrolled leak of a hazardous gas or a fire can travel towards a person and expose them to a serious risk to health and safety away from the original source. A dangerous incident includes both immediate serious risks to health or safety, and also a risk from an immediate exposure to a substance which is likely to create a serious risk to health or safety in the future, for example asbestos or chemicals.
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