12. IRD

Incident reporting represents the recording of drowning, rescues, first aid etc. Data relating to the incident should be entered as near as possible in timing to the occurrence of the incident. Clubs, Branches and Other Services who require access to the IRD need to apply for access via the SLSA Form 49.
(Form 49 can be found on https://help.sls.com.au)

The following incidents need to be entered into the IRD:

• Drowning
• Near Drowning
• Resuscitation
• Member Injury
• Employee Injury
• Major First Aid (Spinal etc.)

*Note that this is only SLSA’s minimum requirement for data entry and some states may have additional mandatory requirements — check with your state center if you’re not sure. Data for other incident types is optional, but we strongly encourage the entry of all incidents, to give us the best possible dataset. Very minor incidents (minor first aid etc) are not required to be entered; however, you can enter them if you choose. States and branches should also pay special attention to entering all incidents resulting from their local carnivals, as well as state and branch championships.