If you run a business or are an employer you are
required by law to record and report any accidents which occur
on your premises.
A record should also be kept of any reportable injury, disease or
dangerous occurrence which occurs.
It must include a brief description, date, time and place
of the accident and the personal details of those involved.
You can keep your records in any form you wish but you must report
all of the following to the Incident Contact Centre (ICC) via
the
Health and Safety Executive
(HSE):
- A death or major injury – notify us immediately and
send us a completed accident report form (F2508) within
10 days. Major injuries include fractures, amputations, loss of
sight or unconsciousness due to an electric shock
- An over three-day injury – notify the ICC within 10 days when
an employee or self-employed person has an accident at work and is
unable to work for more than three days
- A work-related disease - contact the ICC if an
employee is suffering from a reportable work-related disease
- A dangerous occurrence – notify the ICC immediately
when something happens that could have resulted in a reportable
injury. For example, explosions, overturned fork-lift trucks or an
electrical fire. Then send us a completed accident report form
(F2508) within 10 days
- A member of the public is killed or taken to hospital following
an accident - notify us immediately and send a competed form
to the ICC.
For more information contact
our Food and Safety
team.