Accident Reporting
By law any accident, however minor, must be reported to the Activities Department within 24 hours.
In most cases the injured person(s) is responsible for reporting the accident. However following a serious incident a report from the injured person, the activity leader and any witnesses is essential.
We recommend keeping several copies of the
Accident Report Form with your first aid kit, and making sure the organiser of any trip or event, or a committee member for general meetings/training, carries some copies as well.
In the case of a serious accident or near miss then an investigation may be undertaken by the Activities Department to gain further information about the incident, so please make sure the accident report form is filled in correctly and as fully as possible.