IT MIGHT be easy to see accident reporting as another bit of red tape that ticks an administrative box and is only of interest to the pedantic safety or HR manager. But the truth is your accident book may be of interest to many people, including claims solicitors and judges. An effective and accurate system for reporting, recording and reviewing accidents and near-misses can reduce injury rates, cut business costs, fulfil various legal requirements, and provide potentially important mitigating evidence in the event of an accident reaching the courts. But reporting systems rely entirely on the input of employees and supervisors, so the challenge for the safety manager is to provide the right tools for reporting and to create a culture where managers and employees do more than pay lip service to the process of incident reporting and investigation.
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