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Report an accident or incident involving an employee

How to report an accident or incident that has happened to an employee of the council or community or controlled school.

If an incident occurs you should start to gather initial evidence for reporting and subsequent investigations - for example, witness statements.

If the outcome is potentially RIDDOR reportable

The purpose of the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) is to inform the relevant enforcing authority that a work-related accident or incident has happened.

You should notify the management and Health and Safety Team as soon as possible.

After you notified the team, either:

  • enter the accident details in the E-safety Portal

  • complete and submit accident incident form

Accident incident form (SharePoint)

After you've submitted the accident details

You should

  • record incident in the official accident book

  • undertake Level 2 or 3 accident investigation to identify causes and remedial actions to prevent a recurrence

If the employee is from another organisation

For example, a contractor working on our behalf, you need to make sure their employer is informed. If RIDDOR Reportable their employer is responsible for submitting this to HSE. Follow reporting procedures as for employee of the council.