Figtree workplace safety incident & hazard reporting tool

Figtree is the ANU workplace safety incident and hazard reporting tool and assists ANU to better manage risk, reduce incidents and provide better assistance staff and students by:

• creating return to work plans for staff
• proactively identifying hazards
• facilitating automated communication through notifications and workflow; and 
• easily identifying trends through dashboards and standard reports.

Figtree benefits

• Complete an incident or near miss from a desktop, laptop or mobile phone device.
• Capture key information (including GPS location and photographs) in an offline capacity and sync in with database when reconnected to the internet.
• With the integration of Google Maps and mobile devices, users can visually identify any areas of concern on a dashboard heat map without having to produce and analyse reports.

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

What is Figtree? 

Figtree is the University’s workplace safety incident and hazard reporting tool. ANU launched the online system on 1 July 2017.

How do I access Figtree?

Users can access Figtree:

• By navigating the Figtree Workplace Safety Incident and Hazard Reporting Tool webpage using the ‘Login to Figtree’ button;
• Through the link available on the Human Resources > Health & Safety webpage;
• Via the Campus environment > Safety & security webpage;

How can students report an incident or hazard?

ANU students can directly report incidents and or hazards through the Figtree online system or email whs@anu.edu.au or post to:

Safety and Wellbeing Team

Chancelry Building, 10A East Road

ACTION ACT 2601

What is an incident?

An incident is an event that exposes a worker or any other person to a risk to their health and safety.

What is a hazard?

A hazard is a situation that currently exists or could arise from a set of circumstances and has the potential to cause harm or create a dangerous situation.

What is a near miss?

A near miss is an unplanned event that did not cause injury, illness, or damage, but had the potential to cause serious harm, injury, illness, property damage, or environmental impact.

Who will see the information that I enter Figtree?

Your supervisor and Work Health and Safety (WHS) Consultants/Officers will have access to the information entered the system. If other individuals are assigned an action, such as an incident investigation, then they will have access to view the incident record but not your injury details. 

Injury details can only be viewed by you, your supervisor and Safety and Wellbeing team.

What will happen when I select the confidential checkbox?

Selecting the "Confidential" checkbox prevents an email notification from being sent to your supervisor.

The report will instead be reviewed by the Safety and Wellbeing team and then actioned appropriately.