Report work accidents online

THE Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has launched a campaign promoting online reporting of work accidents.

By law, workplace accidents must be reported to the Health and Safety Authority.

Fatal or potentially fatal accidents must be reported immediately, by telephone in the first instance, and then reported on an incident report form.

To facilitate this procedure the HSA has produced a new Incident Report form (IR1).

In order to make accident reporting easier for organisations the form can be completed in paper format or online by registering on HSA’s website: www.hsa.ie.

The benefits of online reporting include:

It is faster and more convenient than completing a paper IR1 form.

It gives a confirmation receipt (email) for each accident reported.

A copy of the report can be printed for records.

The health and safety manager of the organisation will be sent a letter containing an approval code. This approval code will enable the manager to view all the accidents reported online in the past year.

The information contained in the IR1 reports helps to identify the causes of accidents and may help to ensure similar accidents are prevented in the future.

People can also order paper IR1 forms on the website or by calling 01-614 7030.