Safety cont... If an accident or dangerous occurrence (i.e. an event that could have resulted in an accident) happens, you must fill out an Accident Report Form. Paper copies are available from the Student Activities Centre, or you can register the incident yourself online on the Imperial College website at http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/ safety/formsandchecklists/accidents. You should ensure you take some paper copies away with you on trips or to sports matches. Accident Report forms must be returned to the Student Activities Centre within 48 hours of an incident occurring. Minor injuries and dangerous occurrences, as well as major incidents must be reported. Imperial College is required by Law to submit details of accidents and provide accident statistics. This is not a piece of bureaucracy that is applied only to Clubs, Societies & Projects - every College department and employee is required to report accidents and dangerous occurrences in the same way. The objective of accident reporting is to stop identical accidents reoccurring in the future if possible. A Club, Society or Project will not get into trouble for reporting accidents, nor will your activities be stopped, save under severe circumstances. Accident reports will be reviewed and advice to review risk assessments may be provided by the Union Health & Safety Committee.
Unplanned Incidents & Emergencies Normally all Club, Society & Project activities pass without incident. Very occasionally though, something unplanned happens. The level of response from your Club, Society or Project very much depends on your activities - for example the wind getting stronger very quickly could mean serious issues when mountaineering or SCUBA diving, but might provide an excellent day’s activity when sailing or windsurfing. You have responsibility for thinking and responding sensibly and safely when planning for and responding to unplanned incidents. Each Club, Society or Project needs to be aware of what to do when unplanned things happen and establish a clear procedure for dealing with them. It is important that everyone involved in organising a trip is aware of what to do.
The three different levels of incidents and response needed is detailed below: 1) S imple Unexpected Incident Simple things that do not adversely affect the overall operation of the event, trip or activity. Such things may include a coach or bus turning up late, forgetting to pack some of the necessary equipment, a disagreement over how to cook dinner.
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