Work Health and Safety Act 2012

In this Part –

dangerous incident means 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; or an uncontrolled implosion, explosion or fire; or an uncontrolled escape of gas or steam; or an uncontrolled escape of a pressurised substance; or electric shock; or the fall or release from a height of any plant, substance or thing; or 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; or the collapse or partial collapse of a structure; or the collapse or failure of an excavation or of any shoring supporting an excavation; or the inrush of water, mud or gas in workings, in an underground excavation or tunnel; or the interruption of the main system of ventilation in an underground excavation or tunnel; or any other event prescribed by the regulations – but does not include an incident of a prescribed kind.