Your Safety Report Matters

Using UniSafe to report hazards and incidents is one of the most positive ways you can contribute towards a safer university environment. Currently, the university receives roughly one hazard report for every injury report. 

During 2025, we are hoping to increase the number of hazard reports by encouraging everyone to recognise hazards and report them using UniSafe before they result in an injury.

To support this the HSW Team has created a set of videos and will be undertaking a series of workplace visits to promote people awareness of the reporting process.

We’ve set two goals for the second half of 2025:

  • Increase total incident reporting by ten per cent
  • Reach a two-to-one ratio of hazard to injury reports

By working together to recognise and report we can easily achieve these two goals, and we will make help create a more proactive safety culture.

Watch the videos

Managers and Supervisors are asked to use team meetings or other forums to show these short videos.  These can help generate discussion and help explain what to look out for, how to report it, and what happens next:

Why report something unsafe?

Learn about the key types of hazards across the University — from laboratories and workshops to off-campus activities, offices and high-traffic areas.

How do I report something unsafe?

This step-by-step video shows how to use UniSafe to report a hazard, whether you're on a computer or your phone.

What happens when I report something unsafe?

Find out what happens after you click ‘submit’, and how the Health, Safety and Wellbeing team makes sure issues are followed up.

A long-form combined version of the above videos is available here.

Use the UniSafe app

If you’re on a desktop computer, you can report incidents or hazards through the UniSafe webpage. If you’re on a mobile, you can use the UniSafe app to report a hazard or incident. If you haven’t downloaded it yet, refer to the “How to use UniSafe” knowledge article here.

What to report

Report anything that could cause harm, including:

  • Trip hazards, spills or broken flooring if it poses a trip hazard
  • Damaged electrical cords or missing safety signage
  • Vehicle or forklift near misses
  • Chemical spills, leaks or poor storage
  • Unsafe behaviour

Not sure if you should report something? Report it anyway — it might stop someone from getting hurt.

Ready to report?

Submit a report in UniSafe

Further information