No one will deny that there are times you need a lot of information to understand how an Accident occurred and how to prevent future ones - but many can be described in a sentence or two. Staff and Managers should be able to report most accidents in a matter of minutes -

any form that takes more than this to complete is far too complex and will discourage reporting. Equally its easy to get obsessed with forms - but the modern age bought us computers and e mail - a quick e mail if used properly can allow simple accidents to be reported quickly and simply.

Understanding Why and Encouraging: If staff think the forms go in a big pile, that its simply about statistics, that issues aren't fixed they will not report accidents; equally they will not report minor accidents because they don't always realise that information can save a bigger accident down the line. So its important that in safety inductions the need to report accidents is stressed,

that accident reports are acted upon if solutions are possible -if there isn't a solution today at least make sure people know you're thinking about it and obviously that accident reports don't lead to reprimands as a matter of course. Helping the staff see that reporting low consequence accidents today can save their colleague pain down the line is

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often enough on its own to help encourage reporting. Accessible: Life changes quickly; 20 years ago this was all about having forms on the wall or on the desk - now its often about finding them quickly on the Intranet.

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