Accident Reporting

Obviously, the first thing you must do if there’s an accident is to respond appropriately – such as calling for assistance or for an ambulance. Then get down as much relevant information as you can and create a report in the format required by your organisation. If the incident is reportable under RIDDOR, the report must be received within 10 days of the incident; injuries which result in a person being off work for over 7 consecutive days need to be reported within 15 days.