Accident reporting procedures

All accidents, incidents and work-related ill-health must be recorded on the School's Accident/Dangerous Occurrence Form (PDF) and sent to the School's safety adviser. These include:

• Accidents to staff, including minor injuries
  
  
• Accidents involving third parties, ie non-employees, students, visitors, contractors etc
  
  
• Incidents where no one is injured but there is a potential for injury
  
  
• Physical assaults or verbal abuse of LSE employees
  
  
• Dangerous occurrences such as fires, gas leaks or explosions, chemical spillages, damage to asbestos materials resulting in any person being exposed to asbestos fibres, failure or collapse of lifting equipment such as hoists, etc
  
  
• Work-related ill-health such as dermatitis from use of chemicals, occupational asthma, musculo-skeletal pain as of result of using computers or manual handling etc

The School is obliged to notify the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) of certain types of incidents. In order for the School to comply with this requirement the School's safety adviser must be notified immediately by telephone (3677) of the following:

1. Any incident that results in a serious injury to an LSE employee. This includes:
   
   
   • a break or fracture of any bone except those of the fingers or toes;
   • any amputation;
   • dislocation of the shoulder, hip, knee or spine;
   • loss of sight (whether temporary or permanent);
   • chemical or hot metal burn to the eye or any penetrating injury to the eye;
   • an injury resulting from electric shock or electrical burns;
   • an injury that leads to a loss of consciousness or requires resuscitation; and
   • an injury that requires the injured employee to be hospitalised for more than 24 hours.
     
     
2. Any accident or incident, connected with or arising out of work activity, that results in a 'third party', ie someone who is not a LSE employee, being taken from the scene of the accident to hospital. This is regardless whether or not they are admitted into hospital
   
   
3. Any dangerous occurrence
   
   
4. Specified diseases associated with certain work activities, or exposure to certain substances.

If you are in any doubt about what should be reported contact Ann O'Brien, the school safety advisor.

Please note: forms should be returned to the School's safety adviser in Room U1006. Accidents to employees should also be entered in the 'yellow' accident book B1510, which is kept at each workplace. This is required by Social Security legislation and relates to employees claiming benefits if they are unable to work as a result of an accident at work.

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