Incident or Injury Reporting Form

An incident is an unplanned event or situation. An incident can be defined as an injury, near miss, property damage, equipment damage, and environmental issue. Employees will follow the reporting procedures outlined in this policy.

Failing to report an incident will incur an investigation which could lead to the dismissal of the non-reporting parties. Any incident is considered a Safety Incident and will be reviewed by the Safety Department and or the incident review team to determine its final disposition. Strategic Construction Solutions Management and Safety will be announcing such an event via communication devices with assurance that the proper channels are notified of an incident, to include;

A.  Ensuring full application of and conformance with local, state and country laws and regulations.

B.  Ensuring compliance with the components of this manual, in addition to any site-specific H&S requirements.

C.  Issuing clear and concise instructions and holding individuals accountable for their safety responsibilities, including all activities within their work area to traveling in company vehicles.

D.  Strategic Construction Solutions will be emphasizing prevention by taking proactive steps that reduce the likelihood of an incident.

E.  Providing all adequate and necessary H&S resources and leadership required to achieve these goals with on time reporting and incident investigations.

Accident - an unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury

Competent Person means - one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has the authorization to take prompt corrective measures and to report them to their Supervisor or Safety Department.

Environmental Incident - Response includes internal procedures for complying with federal, state, and local regulations for reporting and remediating releases to the environment. This can be a multiple of things example; spills, toxins released unannounced, water contamination, oils and storage concerns.

Fatality - is a disaster or incident resulting in death, a serious event that has taken the life or lives of persons.

First Aid - is an emergency aid or treatment given to someone injured, suddenly ill, etc., before regular medical services arrive or can be reached. This type of incident is very minor and may not need treatment.

Injury - is damage or harm done to or suffered by a person; it could be a minor injury or serious injury. The term injury comprises of such conditions as fractures, lacerations, abrasions, sprains, strains, contusion, dislocations, concussions, and compressions on any part of the body.

Motor Vehicle Accident -is an incident involving the operation of a motor vehicle resulting in injury or damage to equipment or property. This would include all vehicles traveling on a public road; it would exclude cranes and loaders performing work in the capacity for which the equipment was designed.

Near Miss - A near miss is an undesired event that under slightly different circumstances could have resulted in personal injury, damage to equipment or property, or damage to the environment.

Reportable/Recordable - is an injury at the workplace that is severe in nature. Meaning that if an employee(s) has an injury that is medically treated it would have to be reported to OSHA. There is time element that Strategic Construction Solutions has to report the event. First aid injuries are not reportable. Something as someone receiving stitches or a broken bone will constitute a Reportable Injury. The diagnosis and regulations have to be reviewed and followed by the Safety Department to determine what is reportable and what is not.

Property Damage - is to real or personal property through another’s negligence, willful destruction, or by some act of nature. Property damage is distinguished from personal injury at times. Property damage may include harm to an automobile, a fence, a tree, a structure, or any other possession. The amount of recovery for property damage may be established by evidence of replacement value, cost of repairs, loss of use until repaired or replaced, or, put back in its original form. Someone owns the property which is damaged by a person(s) knowingly, recklessly or without the intent to cause damages.