Workplace Accidents

The serious injury or death of a person in a workplace accident is tragic. The investigations by various state, territory or federal Comcare, WorkSafe and WorkCover agencies that follow can often be overwhelming to the organisation involved. For several years, National Workplace Investigations has undertaken investigations into workplace accidents where serious injury or death has occurred.

The investigation process can include incident scene preservation and examination, interviewing of relevant staff and stakeholders, and reviewing systems, processes and procedures central to the task being carried out prior to the accident. The key to the investigation is to establish what happened, how and why it happened, and most importantly what can be learnt from it.

We have experience in undertaking such investigations both within Australia and for an international mining company in Papua New Guinea, working collaboratively with work, health and safety regulators.

We are experienced in working with clients’ lawyers and operating under instruction protected by legal professional privilege.