The A4 Accident Book is a must have for any school or workplace to record accidents and injuries befalling employees, students or visitors.
Accident report forms should include fields for names and contact information of the individuals and witnesses involved, the type of accident, the date and time the accident occurred, the location of the accident, a detailed description of the accident, and room for any additional comments.
How to Write an Incident Report: A Step-by-Step Guide (with Examples) Step 1: Provide Fundamental Information. Step 2: Take Note of Any Damages and Injuries. Step 3: Identify Affected Individual(s) ... Step 4: Identify Witnesses and Take Their Statements. Step 5: Take Action. Step 6: Close Your Report.
A general staff incident report generally includes: Person's name and contact details. Incident Time, date, and site. Pertinent details about what happened. Kind of injury or damage. Name of witnesses. Safety measures taken Suggestions for prevention.
Time limits You should get legal advice urgently if you want to claim compensation. The most common claim in a personal injury case is negligence and the time limit for this is 3 years. This means that court proceedings must be issued within 3 years of you first being aware that you have suffered an injury.
In law, you must report certain workplace injuries, near-misses and cases of work-related disease to HSE. This duty is under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations, known as RIDDOR. Our RIDDOR pages explain what must be reported and how to make a report.
What to include in a work incident report The date and time of the incident. The name of the witness or author of the report. A detailed description of the events. The names of the affected parties. Other witness statements or important information. The result of the incident.
NB: A report must be received within 10 days of the incident. For accidents resulting in the over-seven-day incapacitation of a worker, you must notify the enforcing authority within 15 days of the incident, using the appropriate online form.
Accident records should be kept for a minimum of three years in the UK from the date of the incident. An accident record must include the date, time, and location, details about the people involved, and a description of the accident. To stay safe you can keep accident records beyond three years.