A recent evaluation of the Incident Information Release (IIR) Pilot Program showed that 77% of businesses use SafeWork NSW IIRs to change safety behaviour and compliance in their workplaces.

The key findings of the evaluation were overwhelmingly positive, confirming that IIRs provide valuable information to workers, industry and the community.

When a serious workplace incident occurs, SafeWork NSW publish IIRs to inform industry about the incident and provide relevant WHS advice to help prevent similar incidents happening in the future.

Businesses have told us that they find IIRs useful for toolbox talks on construction sites and in workplace safety meetings. They put real life situations and incidents in front of workers, encourage education and shared learning, and can just help start safety conversations.

Several recommendations came out of the evaluation and will be implemented over the coming months. These centred around improvements in the level of detail and relevance of the IIR content and website, improvements in the process for generating IIRs and better ways to promote IIRs both within government and across industry.

IIRs will now be produced for all work-related fatalities and selected serious incidents.

To view current Incident Information Releases, visit SafeWork's website.

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