{"id":47415,"date":"2023-07-03T11:30:53","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T01:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/?page_id=47415"},"modified":"2025-12-24T16:11:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T05:11:27","slug":"ive-been-injured-at-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/ive-been-injured-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"I have been injured at work"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"47415\" class=\"elementor elementor-47415\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d02940f exclude-from-dynamic-request section-s uwu-full-width e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d02940f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69fd572 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69fd572\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3117d91 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3117d91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/get-help-at-work\/\">GET HELP AT WORK:<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-048f8cb sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"048f8cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I have been injured at work<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f6071b section-xxs e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8f6071b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-832661d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"832661d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Injuries at work can include<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>physical injury<\/li><li>mental injury<\/li><li>illness<\/li><li>disease<\/li><\/ul><p>Your\u00a0workplace should have a clear system for reporting injuries or other health and safety issues.\u00a0This is best done through <a href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/become-a-health-and-safety-rep\/\">a Health &amp; Safety Rep (HSR)<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c129cb9 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c129cb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Workers\u2019 compensation schemes<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>Workers are covered for loss of income and medical expenses when injured at work. in Each state, territory and federal regulatory bodies have separate workers\u2019 compensation schemes. You can find them listed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairwork.gov.au\/employment-conditions\/workers-compensation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Fair Work website<\/a>.<\/p><p>Coverage, eligibility criteria, entitlements and obligations may differ for each regulator, depending on your location.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea6113 section-xxs e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ea6113\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-346ddad elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"346ddad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>What you need to do<\/h4><ul><li>Seek first aid and see a doctor \u2013 you have a right to access your own doctor, not your employer\u2019s preferred doctor.<\/li><li>Tell your doctor that the incident happened at work and ask them for workers\u2019 compensation forms.<\/li><li>Report the incident \u2013 every workplace should have a clear system for reporting injuries or other health and safety issues.<\/li><li>Follow up with your employer. Ask for\u00a0workers\u2019 compensation\u00a0forms, if\u00a0they\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0already provided them to you.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4744f54 section-xxs e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4744f54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f61d12c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f61d12c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional Resources<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-759ee98 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"759ee98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>BLOG \u2013 <a class=\"visible-link\" href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/blog\/does-your-job-make-you-feel-stressed-exhausted-or-unsafe\/\">Does your work make you feel stressed, exhausted or unsafe?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-098a859 exclude-from-dynamic-request uwu-full-width section-xs gap-m e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"098a859\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8579204 e-con-full gap-m e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8579204\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbb44ca sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbb44ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NOT A MEMBER OF YOUR UNION YET?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c146a33 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c146a33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86668f3 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-69163 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"86668f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/join\" aria-label=\"Become a union member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BECOME A UNION MEMBER<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your workplace should have a clear system for reporting injuries or other health and safety issues. 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