Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ

Serious Incident

Reporting a Serious Incident to the HSE

Updated: 4 August 2026

Any reporting to the HSE will be carried out by Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Safety with Line Manager/Investigator involvement

Reporting Serious Incidents to the Health and Safety Executive - HSE

The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations -  not only include reporting any but also where worker is absent from work, or unable to perform their normal work duties, due to the inicdent.

Over-7-day incapacitation of a worker

Work-related accidents must be reported where they result in an employee (or self-employed person) being away from work, or unable to do their normal work duties, for more than 7 consecutive days as the result of their injury.

Where the worker’s injury or condition does not become apparent until some time after the accident, it must be reported as soon as it has prevented them from doing their normal work duties for more than 7 consecutive days.

This 7-day period does not include the day of the accident, but does include weekends and rest days. The report must be made within 15 days of the accident.

Some situations will include days when the injured person would not normally have been expected to work (i.e. Following completion of their shift patten). You must take those days into account when deciding whether they were unable to do their normal duties for ‘more than 7 consecutive days’.

 

Rebuild Page

The page will automatically reload. You may need to reload again if the build takes longer than expected.

Useful links

Demo mode

Hides preview environment warning banner on preview pages.

Theme toggler

Select a theme and theme mode and click "Load theme" to load in your theme combination.

Theme:
Theme Mode: