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Petroleum and Gas (Safety) Regulation 2018
sec.7Meaning of serious injury or illness
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sec.7 Meaning of serious injury or illness
A serious injury or illness of a person is an injury or illness that requires the person to have— immediate treatment as an inpatient in a hospital; or immediate treatment for any of the following— the amputation of any part of the person’s body; a serious head injury; a serious eye injury; a serious burn; the separation of the person’s skin from underlying tissue (for example, degloving or scalping); a spinal injury; the loss of a bodily function; a serious laceration; or treatment by a doctor within 48 hours of exposure to a substance.
- (a) immediate treatment as an inpatient in a hospital; or
- (b) immediate treatment for any of the following— (i) the amputation of any part of the person’s body; (ii) a serious head injury; (iii) a serious eye injury; (iv) a serious burn; (v) the separation of the person’s skin from underlying tissue (for example, degloving or scalping); (vi) a spinal injury; (vii) the loss of a bodily function; (viii) a serious laceration; or
- (i) the amputation of any part of the person’s body;
- (ii) a serious head injury;
- (iii) a serious eye injury;
- (iv) a serious burn;
- (v) the separation of the person’s skin from underlying tissue (for example, degloving or scalping);
- (vi) a spinal injury;
- (vii) the loss of a bodily function;
- (viii) a serious laceration; or
- (c) treatment by a doctor within 48 hours of exposure to a substance.
- (i) the amputation of any part of the person’s body;
- (ii) a serious head injury;
- (iii) a serious eye injury;
- (iv) a serious burn;
- (v) the separation of the person’s skin from underlying tissue (for example, degloving or scalping);
- (vi) a spinal injury;
- (vii) the loss of a bodily function;
- (viii) a serious laceration; or