Injury/Incident Reporting
Injury and Incident Reporting Procedure
Timely reporting of injuries or near misses while attending Marist Hockey activities is important. All Sports Club’s coaches, managers and volunteers must use the MCC Sport Clubs Safety Incident Form to log incidents as soon as possible after they occur.
Please Note - This Incident Form is for the use of club coaches and/or managers only. For an incident report to be valid for both the College and insurance purposes, they must be submitted by a designated club member.
The following types of Incidents should be reported to the College via the online reporting system.
Injuries - Physical Harm including:
Near Misses - On occasion an incident may occur which highlights the existence of a hazard; but does not however result in an injury (e.g. a volunteer may slip but not be injured).
Notifiable incidents - Those causing death, serious injury or a "dangerous incident".
Concussion in Sport
There has been growing concern in Australia and internationally about the incidence of sport-related concussion and potential health ramifications for athletes. The website below is recommended for coaches, parents and players as a best practice guide to managing potential instances of concussion.
Concussion in Sport website - "If in doubt, sit them out"
Timely reporting of injuries or near misses while attending Marist Hockey activities is important. All Sports Club’s coaches, managers and volunteers must use the MCC Sport Clubs Safety Incident Form to log incidents as soon as possible after they occur.
Please Note - This Incident Form is for the use of club coaches and/or managers only. For an incident report to be valid for both the College and insurance purposes, they must be submitted by a designated club member.
The following types of Incidents should be reported to the College via the online reporting system.
Injuries - Physical Harm including:
- Loss of consciousness
- Bone Fracture, sprain
- Dislocation
- Cuts or punctures where blood flows freely (e.g., Stitches may be required)
- Teeth are loosened or knocked out
- Ambulance is required to attend
- Injured person stretchered from the field of play
- Student's parent/guardian is advised by a Teacher/Coach/Manager to seek further medical assistance
Near Misses - On occasion an incident may occur which highlights the existence of a hazard; but does not however result in an injury (e.g. a volunteer may slip but not be injured).
Notifiable incidents - Those causing death, serious injury or a "dangerous incident".
Concussion in Sport
There has been growing concern in Australia and internationally about the incidence of sport-related concussion and potential health ramifications for athletes. The website below is recommended for coaches, parents and players as a best practice guide to managing potential instances of concussion.
Concussion in Sport website - "If in doubt, sit them out"