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HEALTH AND SAFETY - ACCIDENTS
If you are an employer, self-employed or in control of work premises
you will have duties under the Regulations. Reporting accidents and ill
health at work is a legal requirement. The information enables the enforcing
authorities to identify where and how risks arise and to investigate serious
accidents.
Legislation
"Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous
Occurences Regulations 1995"
When you need to report an
accident
You will need to act if there is an accident connected with
work which results in
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Death or major injury to an employee or self-employed
person;
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A member of the public is killed or taken to hospital
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An employee suffers an injury and is unfit for work
for over three days (including non-working days)
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If a doctor notifies you that your employee suffers
from a reportable work related disease
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If something happens which does not result in a reportable
injury, but which clearly could have done, then it may be a dangerous
occurrence which must be reported.
How
to Report an Accident
RIDDOR INCIDENT CONTACT CENTRE
Accidents should be reported to the Incident Contact Centre via
telephone or the website
Accident
Reporting Forms
If you use the Incident
Contact Centre you don't need to send in any forms but if you choose
to you can send in the appropriate forms to the local authority.
Form F2508
Should be completed where a notifiable incident
occurs occurs.
When a Major Injury or Fatality has occurred you must notify
the enforcing authority without delay (e.g. telephone) and follow this
up with the completed form.
Form F2508A
Should be completed when reporting work related diseases.
Accidents cost money
Accidents cost money whether people are injured, plant and
machinery damaged or products wasted.
Costs of Accidents include -
A good safety record goes hand in hand with high productivity
and quality standards.
Prevention is not only better but cheaper than cure. Profits
and safety are not in competition – on the contrary, safety is good business.
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