Hazard and Accident Reporting

Accidents should be reported because:

• The law requires some specific types of accidents to be reported to the Enforcing Authorities.
• The University Safety Policy requires all accidents and near misses to be reported.
• It enables investigations so as to prevent further accidents.
• Reports enable the University to identify trends.

All hazards, risks, accidents, incidents and “near misses” are to be reported to the University Safety Office (USO) using the forms provided (link:  ). This must be done as soon as is practicable after the incident, with follow-up reports being used in the event of further information becoming available.

Prepared by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mahmut Ekşioğlu / April 2015