Workplace Safety and Health (Incident Reporting) Regulations

Duty to report accident leading to injury

6.—(1) Where an employee meets with an accident at a workplace, the employer of that employee shall submit a report to the Commissioner of the accident —

(a)	in the case where the employee is granted more than 3 days of sick leave (consecutive or otherwise) by a registered medical practitioner on account of that accident, not later than 10 days after the 3rd day of the sick leave; and
(b)	in the case where the employee is admitted in a hospital for at least 24 hours for observation or treatment on account of that accident, not later than 10 days after the date of the accident. [S 7/2014 wef 06/01/2014]

(2) Where an employee meets with an accident at a workplace which is reported under paragraph (1), and subsequently dies as a result of the injury, the employer of that employee shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, notify the Commissioner of the death.

(3) Where any person who is not at work or any self-employed person meets with an accident at a workplace which requires him to be taken to a hospital for treatment in respect of that injury, the occupier of the workplace shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, notify the Commissioner of the accident.

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