Guidance on the Reporting of Accidents, Incidents and Occupational Diseases Policy Owner Health, Safety and Wellbeing Approved By: Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee Date Approved: 09/06/2015 Next Review Date: 09/06/2017 Version Number: 1.1 Applicable Statutory, Legal or National Best Practice Requirements Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 Data Protection Act (DPA) 1998. Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995. Social Security Administration Act 1992. Equality Impact Assessment Completion Date: This document can only be considered valid when viewed via the University’s intranet. If this document is printed into hard copy or saved to another location you must check that the version number on your copy matches that of the one online. Approved documents are valid for use after their approval date and remain in force beyond any expiry of their review date until a new version is available. Version Control Sheet Version 1 Date 09/06/15 Reviewed By Steve Wiggins Revision Details New front sheet inserted and known information added. Page 2 of 20 HSW Team 01274 236057 Guidance on the Reporting of Accidents, Incidents And Occupational Diseases, Version 1.1, 09/06/15 CONTENTS 1. Purpose ..................................................................................................... 5 2. Scope & Objective ..................................................................................... 5 3. Definitions.................................................................................................. 5 Accident ....................................................................................................... 5 Incident ......................................................................................................... 5 Near miss ..................................................................................................... 5 > 3 Days accident ......................................................................................... 5 Major injury ................................................................................................... 5 Dangerous Occurrence ................................................................................ 5 Disease ........................................................................................................ 6 Work ............................................................................................................. 6 4. Procedure .................................................................................................. 6 4.1 General ............................................................................................... 6 4.2 Reporting an Accident or Incident ....................................................... 6 4.3 Reporting a Death or Major Injury ....................................................... 6 4.4 Reporting Over Three Days Absence Injury ....................................... 7 4.5 Reporting a Dangerous Occurrence ................................................... 7 4.6 Reporting a Reportable Work Related Disease .................................. 7 4.7 Recording of Accidents in Compliance with the Social Security Administration Act 1992 ............................................................................... 7 4.8 Recording of Accidents in Compliance with the Data Protection Act .. 8 5. References ................................................................................................ 8 6. Review ...................................................................................................... 8 7. Ratification................................................................................................. 8 Appendix 1 Accident/ Incident Report Form ................................................. 9 Page 3 of 20 HSW Team 01274 236057 Guidance on the Reporting of Accidents, Incidents And Occupational Diseases, Version 1.1, 09/06/15 Appendix 2 ................................................................................................. 11 List of Major Injuries ....................................................................................... 11 Appendix 3 ................................................................................................. 12 Reportable Dangerous Occurrences.............................................................. 12 Appendix 4 ................................................................................................. 18 List of Reportable Diseases ........................................................................... 18 Page 4 of 20 HSW Team 01274 236057 Guidance on the Reporting of Accidents, Incidents And Occupational Diseases, Version 1.1, 09/06/15 1. Purpose The purpose of this guidance is to ensure that appropriate action is taken to report all non-injury incidents, injury accidents or ill-health in connection with work in a timely manner in order that action may be taken to report injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences within the constraints of the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995. 2. Scope & Objective This guideline applies to all activities and work places, which are under the control of the University of Bradford. 3. Definitions Accident This means an unplanned event resulting in injury or property damage. Incident This means an unplanned event which may not have resulted in injury, but caused some other harm to property or process. Near miss This means an unplanned event which may not have caused either injury or other loss, but which had the potential in other circumstances to do so. > 3 Days accident This means an accident which has resulted in an employee being incapacitated for normal work for more than 3 consecutive days. This is usually 4 or more days, excluding the day of the accident, but inclusive of normal breaks in the work pattern, such as weekends. Major injury This means a specified serious injury or specified acute illness resulting from work. Dangerous Occurrence This means the specified failure of equipment or a process, which results in a dangerous situation with potential or actual consequences to cause harm to people or damage to property. Page 5 of 20 HSW Team 01274 236057 Guidance on the Reporting of Accidents, Incidents And Occupational Diseases, Version 1.1, 09/06/15 Disease This means a specified occupational disease, which has been notified in writing to the University by a medical practitioner. Work This means any normal activity conducted by the University as part of its business and includes student activities on and off campus which are organised by the University. 4. Procedure 4.1 General University accident report forms should always be completed to record noninjury accidents, injuries or ill-health in connection with work. Completed accident forms should be sent without delay to Health and Safety Services, F32, Richmond Building. The accident reporting procedure specified in section 4.2 should normally be followed. In the case of serious accidents or incidents the procedure in section 4.3 should be followed. 4.2 Reporting an Accident or Incident Details of all accidents should be entered on the University Accident / Incident Report Form (Appendix 1). Sections 1 to 5 should be completed by the injured person or on their behalf by a representative or first aider and signed by the line manager in section 6. The original copy of the report form should be forwarded to Health and Safety Services within 24 hours of the accident / incident occurring. A photocopy of the completed form should be retained in a confidential file within the School / Planning Unit for accident analysis purposes. Incidents which do not result in a person being injured, but may be regarded as a “near miss,” or result in damage to machinery or equipment, should also be reported on the same form. 4.3 Reporting a Death or Major Injury If there is an accident connected with work and; a) a University employee, or a self employed person working on University premises suffers a fatal injury, or major injury (including as a result of physical violence); or Page 6 of 20 HSW Team 01274 236057 Guidance on the Reporting of Accidents, Incidents And Occupational Diseases, Version 1.1, 09/06/15 b) any person not at work (e.g. student, visitor or member of the public) is killed or taken to hospital as a result of the University’s activities; the Head of Health and Safety Services should be notified immediately (e.g. by telephone). An accident report should be completed as in section 4.2 above. For the definition of a major injury please refer to Appendix 2. 4.4 Reporting Over Three Days Absence Injury If there is an accident connected with work (including an act of physical violence) and a University employee, or a self-employed person working on University premises suffers an over three day absence injury (this includes an employee who although not absent from work is unable to carry out their normal duties), the Head of Health and Safety Services should be notified as soon as possible after the third day of absence. Note: Three consecutive days exclude the day of the accident but includes any days which would not have been working days, such as week-ends or days off shift. 4.5 Reporting a Dangerous Occurrence If something substantial occurs, which may not have resulted in injury but could have under slightly different circumstances, then it may be regarded as a dangerous occurrence and should be reported immediately (e.g. by telephone) to the Head of Health and Safety Services. An accident report giving details of the occurrence should then be completed as described in section 4.2 above. For the definition of dangerous occurrence please refer to Appendix 3. 4.6 Reporting a Reportable Work Related Disease If a University employee presents a written diagnosis, by a doctor, of one of the diseases within the following listed categories, the Head of Health and Safety should be informed: a) Conditions due to physical agents and the physical demands of the work. b) Infections due to biological agents. c) Conditions due to substances. 4.7 Recording of Accidents in Compliance with the Social Security Administration Act 1992 A central record of all accidents reported to Health and Safety Services is made within an approved copy of Accident Book BI510 in compliance with the Social Security Administration Act 1992. This removes the requirement of Schools / Planning Units to maintain their own record of accidents under the Act. However, if minor accidents are not reported to Health and Safety Services using the accident report form there is a requirement that accidents Page 7 of 20 HSW Team 01274 236057 Guidance on the Reporting of Accidents, Incidents And Occupational Diseases, Version 1.1, 09/06/15 are recorded by the School / Planning Unit within a copy of the approved Accident Book BI510, which is obtainable from HSE Books or the Stationary Office. Pages from Accident Book BI510 should be removed as soon as completed and stored locally within a confidential file with limited controlled access. 4.8 Recording of Accidents in Compliance with the Data Protection Act The Accident Book BI510, approved by the Information Commissioner, allows organisations to record accidents without infringing the Data Protection Act 1998. The previous version, produced by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), and other similar books do not comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 as they allow personal details and information to be seen by anyone reading or making an entry in the book. The Accident Book BI510 design allows accidents to be recorded, while details of individuals can be stored separately in a confidential secure location. 5. References Data Protection Act (DPA) 1998. Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995. Social Security Administration Act 1992. 6. Review This document will be reviewed at least every two years. 7. Ratification This guidance note was developed by Health and Safety Services and ratified by the Health and Safety Committee. Page 8 of 20 HSW Team 01274 236057 Guidance on the Reporting of Accidents, Incidents And Occupational Diseases, Version 1.1, 09/06/15 Appendix 1 Accident/ Incident Report Form Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 This form MUST be completed by a line manager. Part A (Line managers details) 1 What is your name? Please indicate location of injury 2 What is your job title? 3 Telephone Email Part B (About the incident) 1 Date of incident 2 Time of incident 3 Where did the incident happen? (As much details as possible) R R L Part C (About the injured person) 1 What is their full name? 2 What is their date of birth? 3 What is their home address and postcode? L 4 What is their home phone number? Part E (About the Kind of Accident) Please tick one box that best describes what happened 5 What is their job title? Mech. Maintenance Officer Part D (About the injury) 1 What was the injury? x 2 What part of the body was injured? Please use the diagram opposite to indentify the locations of the injury 3 Was the injury (tick box that applies) A fatality? A major injury? Time off work Injury? Injury to member of public? If time off work injury, how many days taken? days R Contact with moving machinery Hit by a moving, flying or falling object Hit by a moving vehicle Hit something fixed or stationary Injured while handling, lifting or carrying Slipped, tripped or fell on the same level Fell from height From what height? Trapped by something collapsing metres Drowned or asphyxiated Exposed to, or in contact with, a harmful substance Exposed to fire Exposed to explosion Contact with electricity or electrical discharge Injured by animal Physically assaulted by a person Another kind of accident (describe in Part F) 4 Did the injured person (tick all the boxes that apply) Become unconscious Need resuscitation Page 9 of 20 HSW Team 01274 236057 Guidance on the Reporting of Accidents, Incidents And Occupational Diseases, Version 1.1, 09/06/15 Remain in hospital for more than 24 hours Between what times was the injured person expected to work on the day of the incident? From: to: Part F (Describing what happened) Give as much detail as you can. For instance The name of any substances involved The name and type of any machine involved The events that led to the incident The part played by any people Witnesses (Please list all witnesses to the event) Give details of what the person was doing. Describe any action that has since been taken to prevent a similar incident. Include details of any first aid given. Include photos/sketches where appropriate; use a separate piece of paper if needed. Part G (Line Managers Signature) Signature Date Please send form immediately to: Estates & Facilities Health & Safety Officer REMINDER TO LINE MANAGERS Make sure an Injured Person Incident Statement is completed. DO NOT DELAY sending this Notification to Estates & Facilities Health & Safety Officer. See Guidance Note 3 in the Incident Action Procedure for details . Page 10 of 20 HSW Team 01274 236057 Guidance on the Reporting of Accidents, Incidents And Occupational Diseases, Version 1.1, 09/06/15 Appendix 2 List of Major Injuries Major injuries are: Fractures (other than to fingers, thumbs and toes). Any amputation. Dislocation of shoulder, hip, knee or spine. Loss of sight (temporary or permanent). Chemical, hot metal or penetrating injury to the eye. Electric shock or burn leading to unconsciousness, requiring resuscitation or admittance to hospital for more than 24 hours. Any injury leading to hypothermia, heat-induced illness or to unconsciousness. Any injury requiring resuscitation. Any injury requiring admission to hospital for more than 24 hours. Loss of consciousness caused by asphyxia or exposure to harmful substances. Acute illness requiring medical treatment or loss of consciousness due to inhalation, ingestion or absorption of harmful substances. Page 11 of 20 HSW Team 01274 236057 Guidance on the Reporting of Accidents, Incidents And Occupational Diseases, Version 1.1, 09/06/15 Appendix 3 Reportable Dangerous Occurrences Dangerous Occurrences are: 1. Lifting machinery, etc. The collapse of, the overturning of, or the failure of any load-bearing part of any: a) lift or hoist; b) crane or derrick; c) mobile powered access platform; d) access cradle or window-cleaning cradle; e) excavator; f) pile-driving frame or rig having an overall height, when operating, of more than 7 metres; or g) fork lift truck. 2. Pressure systems The failure of any closed vessel (including a boiler or boiler tube) or any associated pipework, in which the internal pressure was above or below atmospheric pressure, where the failure has the potential to cause the death of any person. 3. Freight containers The failure of any freight container in any of its load-bearing parts while it is being raised, lowered or suspended. 4. Overhead electric lines Any unintentional incident in which plant or equipment either: a) comes into contact with an uninsulated overhead electric line in which the voltage exceeds 200 volts; or b) causes an electrical discharge from such an electric line by coming into close proximity to it. Page 12 of 20 HSW Team 01274 236057 Guidance on the Reporting of Accidents, Incidents And Occupational Diseases, Version 1.1, 09/06/15 5. Electrical short circuit Electrical short circuit or overload attended by fire or explosion which results in the stoppage of the plant involved for more than 24 hours or which has the potential to cause the death of any person. 6. Explosives Any of the following incidents involving explosives: a) the unintentional explosion or ignition of explosives other than one caused by the unintentional discharge of a weapon where, apart from that unintentional discharge, the weapon and explosives functioned as they were designed to do; or where a fail-safe device or safe system of work functioned so as to prevent any person from being injured in consequence of the explosion or ignitions; b) a misfire (other than one at a mine or quarry or inside a well or one involving a weapon) except where a fail-safe device or safe system of work functioned so as to prevent any person from being endangered in consequence of the misfire; c) the failure of the shots in any demolition operation to cause the intended extent of collapse or direction of fall of a building or structure; d) the projection of material (other than at a quarry) beyond the boundary of the site on which the explosives are being used or beyond the danger zone in circumstances such that any person was or might have been injured thereby; e) any injury to a person (other than at a mine or quarry or one otherwise reportable under these Regulations) involving first-aid or medical treatment resulting from the explosion or discharge of any explosives or detonator. 7. Biological agents Any accident or incident which resulted or could have resulted in the release or escape of a biological agent likely to cause severe human infection or illness. 8. Malfunction of radiation generators, etc. Any incident in which: a) the malfunction of a radiation generator or its ancillary equipment used in fixed or mobile industrial radiography causes it to fail to de-energise at the end of the intended exposure period; or Page 13 of 20 HSW Team 01274 236057 Guidance on the Reporting of Accidents, Incidents And Occupational Diseases, Version 1.1, 09/06/15 b) 9. the malfunction of equipment used in fixed or mobile industrial radiography or gamma irradiation causes a radioactive source to fail to return to its safe position by the normal means at the end of the intended exposure period. Breathing apparatus Any incident in which breathing apparatus malfunctions: a) while in use; or b) during testing immediately prior to use in such a way that had the malfunction occurred while the apparatus was in use it would have posed a danger to the health or safety of the user. This paragraph shall not apply to breathing apparatus while it is being maintained or tested as part of a routine maintenance procedure. 10. Diving operations Any of the following incidents in relation to a diving operation: a) the failure or the endangering of any lifting equipment associated with the diving operation; or life support equipment, including control panels, hoses and breathing apparatus, which puts a diver at risk; b) any damage to, or endangering of, the dive platform, or any failure of the dive platform to remain on station, which puts a diver at risk; c) the trapping of a diver; d) any explosion in the vicinity of a diver; or e) any uncontrolled ascent or any omitted decompression which puts a diver at risk. 11. Collapse of scaffolding The complete or partial collapse of: a) any scaffold which is more than 5 metres in height which results in a substantial part of the scaffold falling or overturning; or erected over or adjacent to water in circumstances such that there would be a risk of drowning to a person falling from the scaffold into the water; or Page 14 of 20 HSW Team 01274 236057 Guidance on the Reporting of Accidents, Incidents And Occupational Diseases, Version 1.1, 09/06/15 b) 12. the suspension arrangements (including any outrigger) of any slung or suspended scaffold which causes a working platform or cradle to fall. Train collisions Any unintended collision of a train with any other train or vehicle, other than one reportable under Part IV of this Schedule, which caused, or might have caused, the death, or major injury to, any person. 13. Wells Any of the following incidents in relation to a well (other than a well sunk for the purpose of the abstraction of water): a) a blow-out (that is to say an uncontrolled flow of well-fluids from a well); b) the coming into operation of a blow-out prevention or diversion system to control a flow from a well where normal control procedures fail; c) the detection of hydrogen sulphide in the course of operations at a well or in samples of well-fluids from a well where the presence of hydrogen sulphide in the reservoir being drawn on by the well was not anticipated by the responsible person before that detection; d) the taking of precautionary measures additional to any contained in the original drilling programme following failure to maintain a planned minimum separation distance between wells drilled from a particular installation; or e) the mechanical failure of any safety critical element of a well (and for this purpose the safety critical element of a well is any part of a well whose failure would cause or contribute to, or whose purpose is to prevent or limit the effect of, the unintentional release of fluids from a well or a reservoir being drawn on by a well). 14. Pipelines or pipeline works The following incidents in respect of a pipeline or pipeline works: a) the uncontrolled or accidental escape of anything from, or inrush of anything into, a pipeline which has the potential to cause the death of, major injury or damage to the health of any person or which results in the pipeline being shut down for more than 24 hours; b) the unintentional ignition of anything in a pipeline or of anything which, immediately before it was ignited, was in a pipeline; c) any damage to any part of a pipeline which has the potential to cause the death of, major injury or damage to the health of any person or which results in the pipeline being shut down for more than 24 hours; Page 15 of 20 HSW Team 01274 236057 Guidance on the Reporting of Accidents, Incidents And Occupational Diseases, Version 1.1, 09/06/15 d) any substantial and unintentional change in the position of a pipeline requiring immediate attention to safeguard the integrity or safety of a pipeline; e) any unintentional change in the subsoil in the vicinity of a pipeline which has the potential to affect the integrity or safety of a pipeline; f) any failure of any pipeline isolation device, equipment or system which has the potential to cause the death of, major injury or damage to the health of any person or which results in the pipeline being shut down for 24 hours; or g) any failure of equipment involved with pipeline works which has the potential to cause the death of, major injury or damage to the health of any person. 15. Fairground equipment The following incidents on fairground equipment in use or under test: a) the failure of any load-bearing part; b) the failure of any part designed to support or restrain passengers; or c) the derailment or the unintended collision of cars or trains. 16. Carriage of dangerous substances by road 16.1 Any incident involving a road tanker or tanker container used for the carriage of a dangerous substance in which: a) the road tanker or vehicle carrying the tank container overturns (including turning onto its side); b) the tank carrying the dangerous substance is seriously damaged; c) there is an uncontrolled release or escape of the dangerous substance being carried; or d) there is a fire involving the dangerous substance being carried. 16.2 Any incident involving a vehicle used for the carriage of a dangerous substance, other than a vehicle to which paragraph 11 applies, where there is: a) an uncontrolled release or escape of the dangerous substance being carried in such a quantity as to have the potential to cause the death of, or major injury to, any person; or b) a fire which involves the dangerous substance being carried. 17. Collapse of building or structure Page 16 of 20 HSW Team 01274 236057 Guidance on the Reporting of Accidents, Incidents And Occupational Diseases, Version 1.1, 09/06/15 Any unintended collapse or partial collapse of: a) any building or structure (whether above or below ground) under construction, reconstruction, alteration or demolition which involves a fall of more than 5 tonnes of material; b) any floor or wall of any building (whether above or below ground) used as a place of work; or c) any false-work. 18. Explosion or fire An explosion or fire occurring in any plant or premises which results in the stoppage of that plant or as the case may be the suspension of normal work in those premises for more than 24 hours, where the explosion or fire was due to the ignition of any material. 19. Escape of flammable substances The sudden, uncontrolled release: a) b) 20. inside a building of 100 kilograms or more of a flammable liquid; of 10 kilograms or more of a flammable liquid at a temperature above its normal boiling point; or of 10 kilograms or more of a flammable gas; or in the open air, of 500 kilograms or more of any of the substances referred to in sub-paragraph a) above. Escape of substances The accidental release or escape of any substance in a quantity sufficient to cause the death, major injury or any other damage to the health of any person. Page 17 of 20 HSW Team 01274 236057 Guidance on the Reporting of Accidents, Incidents And Occupational Diseases, Version 1.1, 09/06/15 Appendix 4 List of Reportable Diseases 1. 2. Conditions due to physical agents and the physical demands of the work: Inflammation, ulceration or malignant disease of the skin due to ionising radiation. Malignant disease of the bones due to ionising radiation. Blood dyscrasia due to ionising radiation. Cataract due to electromagnetic radiation. Decompression illness. Barotrauma resulting in lung or other organ damage. Dysbaric osteonecrosis. Cramp of the hand or forearm due to repetitive movements. Subcutaneous cellulitis of the hand (beat hand). Bursitis or subcutaneous cellulites arising at or about the knee due to severe or prolonged external friction or pressure at or about the knee (beat knee). Bursitis or subcutaneous cellulites arising at or about the elbow due to severe or prolonged external friction or pressure at or about the elbow (beat elbow). Traumatic inflammation of the tendons of the hand or forearm or of the associated tendon sheaths. Carpal tunnel syndrome. Hand-arm vibration syndrome. Infections due to biological agents: Anthrax. Brucellosis. a) Avian Chlamydiosis. b) Ovine Chlamydiosis. Page 18 of 20 HSW Team 01274 236057 Guidance on the Reporting of Accidents, Incidents And Occupational Diseases, Version 1.1, 09/06/15 Hepatitis. Legionellosis. Leptospirosis. Lyme disease. Q fever. Rabies. Stretococcus suis. Tetanus. Tuberculosis. Any infection reliably attributable to the performance of the work specified below - Work with micro-organisms; work with live or dead human beings in the course of providing any treatment or service or in conducting any investigation involving exposure to blood or body fluids; work with animals or any potentially infected material derived from any of the above. 3. Conditions due to substances: Poisonings by any of the following Acrylamide monomer; Arsenic or one of its compounds; Benzene or a homologue of Benzene; Beryllium or one of its compounds; Cadmium or one of its compounds; Carbon Disulphide; Diethylene Dioxide (Dioxin); Ethylene Oxide; Lead or one of its compounds; Manganese or one of its compounds; Mercury or one of its compounds; Page 19 of 20 HSW Team 01274 236057 Guidance on the Reporting of Accidents, Incidents And Occupational Diseases, Version 1.1, 09/06/15 Methyl Bromide; Nitrochlorobenzene, or a nitro- or amino- or chloro- derivative of Benzene; Oxides of Nitrogen; Phosphorous or one of its compounds. Cancer of a bronchus or lung. Primary carcinoma of the lung where there is accompanying evidence of Silicosis. Cancer of the urinary tract. Bladder cancer. Angiosarcoma of the liver. Peripheral neuropathy. Chrome ulceration of: the nose or throat; or the skin of the hands or forearm. Folliculitis. Acne. Skin cancer. Pneumoconiosis (excluding asbestosis). Byssinosis. Mesothelioma. Lung cancer. Asbestosis. Cancer of the nasal cavity or associated air sinuses. Occupational dermatitis. Extrinsic alveolitis (including farmer’s lung). Occupational asthma. Page 20 of 20 HSW Team 01274 236057 Guidance on the Reporting of Accidents, Incidents And Occupational Diseases, Version 1.1, 09/06/15