Incident & Near Miss Reporting

The reporting of incidents and near misses/hazardous conditions is an essential part of the Incident Prevention Program. All incidents and near misses should be reported to human resource services within 24 hours of the incident or near miss. Major incidents resulting in death, serious injury, amputation, loss of an eye, or in-patient hospitalization must be reported to human resource services immediately.

In the event of an incident, involved employees must complete an incident report and review the report with their supervisor(s). The supervisor(s) shall complete the supervisor's section of the report and submit both sections to human resource services.

Incident Report Form

Employees should complete an near miss report when a situation or hazardous condition is observed that could result in an injury if left uncorrected.

Near Miss Report Form

Incident and Near Miss Investigation

Some incidents and near misses may require an investigation. Incident investigations reconstruct the chain of events leading to an incident or near miss to identify unsafe acts and conditions requiring corrective action. The focus of any incident investigation is fact-finding, not fault-finding. An incident investigation and subsequent implementation of corrective actions minimizes the potential for future accidents.