Critical Incident Reporting

If you have experienced or witnessed a dangerous / critical incident and have in the first instance spoken to the relevant staff member as per outlined in the flowchart within the Safety Guidelines and Incident Reporting section of your Placement Handbook, you are encouraged to follow up by completing a Critical Incident Report within 24 hours. You can do this by completing this Critical Incident Report then email to form to hr@cairnmillar.org.au.

Cairnmillar has a critical incident policy together with procedures that cover the action to be taken in the event of a critical incident, required follow-up to the incident, and records of the incident and action taken. The Critical incident policies ensure the interests of students and their families are managed appropriately. Such policies also ensure Cairnmillar are prepared for such incidents and have a clear protocol to follow in what can be distressing and upsetting circumstances. To ensure that ongoing support is provided to a student in need, and that records of the incident are maintained, the following procedures apply.

For more on our policies, please refer to the Cairnmillar website.

Critical Incident Is a traumatic event, which is likely to cause extreme physical and/or emotional distress involving Cairnmillar staff and or its students.
Responsible Staff The Course Coordinator, student support services counsellors, and the full-time members of the Cairnmillar teaching faculty are responsible for the strategic management of critical incidents.
External Student Placements Students on external placements must first notify the responsible person in charge of the agency, their placement supervisor at Cairnmillar and the Placement Coordinator. If none of these people are available at the time of the incident the student must immediately notify and speak with a full-time member of the teaching faculty.
Traumatic Event A traumatic event is not limited to, but could include:

·         missing students;

·         any fatality or serious injury;

·         a serious traffic collision;

·         murder or suicide;

·         physical / sexual assault or domestic violence;

·         severe verbal or psychological aggression;

·         fire;

·         explosion or bomb threat;

·         a hold up or attempted robbery;

·         serious threats of violence;

·         storms or natural disasters, and

·         drug or alcohol abuse.

Please complete a Critical Incident Report and email to hr@cairnmillar.org.au.