Students are required to follow SA Health incident reporting processes in addition to the required UniSA incident reporting process.

The Safety Learning System (SLS) is an application that enables all SA Health services to record, manage, investigate and analyse patient and worker incidents as well as consumer feedback.

Everyone providing services on behalf of SA Health is encouraged to record all patient related incidents, including near misses, into SLS. All incidents reported into SLS are reviewed and serious incidents undergo more detailed investigation. Staff use SLS in a variety of ways depending on their role and responsibilities.

Work Health and Safety (WHS) reporting has been incorporated into the SLS notification form and ensures a standardised process to comply with legal requirements in addition to providing data to support future hazard control and WHS prevention programs.

Information in WHS incident reports on SLS is governed by the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA)

In line with the new Work Health and Safety Act (SA) legislation that came into effect in January 2013, WHS incident reporting has been expanded to anyone carrying out work in any capacity for SA Health.

The definition of workers now includes:                              

• • • Employees (staff)

    • Contractors

    • Tenants

    • Students

    • Volunteers

Any student that encounters or experiences:

• • • hazards, such as equipment faults, environmental factors
    • Incidents with no harm (to self, staff or patient)
    • Incidents with injury or harm, including bodily injury or mental stress (to self, staff or patient)

must report to either the Radiographer supervising them at the time or to the Clinical Supervisor as soon as possible to ensure appropriate reporting occurs and any required action takes place.