Accident Reporting and Investigations
A cornerstone of the Safety Plan is the collection of data when an accident occurs. The Safety Plan should require all
accidents, no matter how minor or insignificant the incident may seem, whether there are injuries or not, to be
immediately reported to a Supervisor, Manager and/or the Safety Manager (if there is one in the organization). The Plan
should require the accident report to be made in writing and specify what is to occur with the report once it is written.
Witness statements and a Supervisory statement should also be provided in writing.
Where there is a death, or an injury that requires the hospitalization of three or more employees, the Safety Plan should
provide detailed instruction for reporting of the incident to OSHA or State Safety Officials, if so required and reporting
requirements exist.
The Safety Plan should require all accidents to be properly and thoroughly investigated. The Safety Plan sets forth the
requirements in this area, such as who has this responsibility and how the investigation should be conducted. The safety
plan also details what happens to the accident investigation, and how corrective actions are to be performed and
documented, as well as a time frame in which all of this occurs.
A cornerstone of the Safety Plan is the collection of data when an accident occurs. The Safety Plan should require all
accidents, no matter how minor or insignificant the incident may seem, whether there are injuries or not, to be
immediately reported to a Supervisor, Manager and/or the Safety Manager (if there is one in the organization). The Plan
should require the accident report to be made in writing and specify what is to occur with the report once it is written.
Witness statements and a Supervisory statement should also be provided in writing.
Where there is a death, or an injury that requires the hospitalization of three or more employees, the Safety Plan should
provide detailed instruction for reporting of the incident to OSHA or State Safety Officials, if so required and reporting
requirements exist.
The Safety Plan should require all accidents to be properly and thoroughly investigated. The Safety Plan sets forth the
requirements in this area, such as who has this responsibility and how the investigation should be conducted. The safety
plan also details what happens to the accident investigation, and how corrective actions are to be performed and
documented, as well as a time frame in which all of this occurs.
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