Critical Incident Policy and Procedure (National Code Std 6)

A critical incident is defined as a traumatic event, or the threat of such (within or outside Australia), which causes extreme stress, fear or injury’.

Examples of critical incidents are:

• missing students;
• death, serious injury or any threat of these;
• natural disaster; and
• issues such as domestic violence, sexual assault, drug or alcohol abuse, severe verbal or psychological aggression;
• other non-life threatening incidents may still qualify as critical incidents.

Staff members and/ or students are to contact the CEO immediately if they believe an incident to be deemed a ‘critical incident’. If staff/ students believe it is appropriate to contact emergency services (if a person is injured or the situation requires immediate police intervention or a fire exists or other) do so immediately and then inform CEO.

The CEO will form a Critical Incident Team consisting the CEO and appropriate College staff to manage the incident.

Please refer to the Critical incident policy and procedure. A copy of the policy can be accessed by contacting the college at info@flinderscollege.edu.au.