Incident Management

• Any time you experience, or could have experienced, harm.
• Any time you cause harm to someone else.

Some incidents are serious and “reportable”. These might be death, serious injuries, abuse, sexual misconduct, or restrictive practices.

• Make sure you and everyone involved is safe.
• Involve other organisations if required e.g., the Police.
• Contact anyone you feel should know or you would like to come and support you, such as your family, carer, or support team.
• Record details about the incident on our systems.
• Find out the cause of the incident.
• Listen and talk to you or your advocate about what happened and how to fix it.
• Make changes so our service or products are improved.
• Provide you with ongoing support and keep you updated on changes we have made.
• Contact the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, if this is a reportable incident

• When and where it happened.
• Who was involved.
• A description of what happened.
• Who saw the incident.
• What help was provided when it happened.

• Remove or replace the equipment that contributed to the incident.
• Change our policies and practices.
• Give our staff more or different training.
• Change the products or services we offer.

For example, if you are an NDIS participant, the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (sometimes just called the NDIS Commission) can investigate too. If you have a Home Care Package, the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission can investigate.

If you are an NDIS participant, there are times we must tell the NDIS Commission if there is an incident. For example, if you are badly hurt in any way by anyone.

This is called a Reportable Incident.

What happens if there is a Reportable Incident?

• Our management will fill out an Incident Form.
• The Incident Report is sent to NDIS Commission.
• We will follow our normal processes to investigate and correct the situation.
• The NDIS Commission might also investigate.

You can contact the Emprise Mobility management team:

• 1300 761 196 or email hello@emprisemobility.com.au

If you need help to report an incident you can use an advocate. This can be a family member, friend, support worker or another agency, for example:

People with Disabilities WA

• Phone 1800 193 331, email info@pwdwa.org or visit their office

If you would prefer to talk with us in a language other than English, we can organise an interpreter.

Or you can talk to other organisations.

We are happy to help you make contact.

For NDIS – NDIS Commission:

• Call 1800 035 544 (free from landlines) or via their website
• https://www.ndiscommission.gov.au/contact-us

For Home Care Packages – Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission

• www.agedcarequality.gov.au/making-complaint

Consumer Protection

• https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/problem-with-a-product-or-service-you-bought/where-to-go-for-consumer-help

ATSA (Assistive Technology Suppliers Australia)

• www.atsa.org.au/contact-atsa/