Alex Is accident investigation a legal requirement?
There is no explicit legal duty to investigate accidents but certain regulations do imply the need to carry out accident investigations.
How can I report an accident at work?
Who you report your accident to depends on: your ‘employment status’ – this means whether you’re an employee, a worker or self-employed You can check your employment status on GOV.UK. You can ask someone else to report your accident for you, if you can’t do it yourself.
Who is the best person to tell about a work accident?
The best person to tell is probably your manager – check your staff handbook or intranet if you’re not sure. If you’re self employed, you have to report your accident to the Health and Safety Executive if it happened while you were working on your own premises.
What happens if you are injured in an accident at work?
If you are injured in an accident at work caused by another employee’s actions, you may still be able to make a compensation claim. Your accident at work employees rights states that as long as you are legally entitled to make an injury at work compensation claim, your employer should not prevent you from exercising this right.
What happens if you wait too long to notify your employer of a work accident?
If you wait too long to notify your employer, then you give up your right to wage loss payments and medical benefits – even if you file a workers comp claim within the applicable statute of limitations. A missed deadline lowers the settlement value of your case.
What happens if you report an accident at work?
If the company or organisation you reported your accident to has more than 10 employees, they must record it in an accident book. It’s a good idea to make sure it’s been done – you can ask your manager to check.
When is an employer liable for an employee car accident?
If you reimburse your employees for mileage, you probably want to know about employer liability in the unlikely event that your employee is involved in an auto accident. When employees hop in their cars to run errands for work, employers might feel released of liability if a kind of out-of-sight, out-of-mind way.
The best person to tell is probably your manager – check your staff handbook or intranet if you’re not sure. If you’re self employed, you have to report your accident to the Health and Safety Executive if it happened while you were working on your own premises.
Why are accidents not recorded in the accident book?
Some employers may be reluctant to record a workplace accident in the accident book, usually because of performance targets to reduce accidents at work. It is crucial that you do not allow an accident to go unreported in this way.