OHS1a
Health and Safety Incident Report
Section 1 - About the Incident
1.1 What are you reporting? (Explanation of terms)
1.2 When did it happen? Day: Date: Time:
(24hr clock)
1.3 Where did it happen?
If NE Office, please select:
If not NE Office, please give specific
details. Please provide address or
location (road, building, floor, room,
outdoor location, private residence etc)
1.4 What happened?
Please describe the near miss, accident,
incident, dangerous occurrence etc.,
including events that lead to it, and
details about any equipment, substances
or materials involved.
1.5 What category best describes the incident?
1.6 Witnesses
Name (s) and contact details of anyone
who witnessed the incident.
Section 2 – About the Person involved (if applicable)
2.1 Who was involved?
Name, role and contact details (include
staff number and function name).) Please
include the full address for any volunteer
or third party injured (e.g. Contractor,
visitor, member of the public etc.).
If Near Miss reported – please go to Section 3 after completing 2.1 above.
2.2 What type of injury / illness / disease has been sustained?
Please include which part / side of the
body was affected.
For injuries only:
2.3 What treatment was provided?
Please include whether first aid and/or
hospital treatment was needed
2.4 Did the injured person go straight
back to work afterwards?
If no, please given duration of absence if known
Section 3 – Person Completing this Form – If same as Section 2.1 above, go to Section 4
3.1. Details of the person completing this form (if different to those give in box 2.1 above)
Name, role and contact details (include staff number and Function name). If you are a volunteer
or third party (e.g. a contractor) please include your full address
3.2. Date form completed:
Section 4 – Information Sharing
Trade union appointed safety representatives have a legal right under Safety Representatives and Safety
Committees Regulations 1977 to see all accident reports.
If you are happy for your personal details on this form to be provided to Trade Union appointed safety
representatives then please indicate below.
If you indicate no, we will anonymise the information before disclosure to the Trade Union appointed safety representatives.