What is an Incident Register?
An incident register is a formal record of all incidents that occur within an organization. The purpose of an incident register is to document all incidents, so that they can be investigated and any lessons from an incident can be learned by staff. An incident register is a useful tool for identifying trends and improving safety performance within an organization.
Incident Investigations
Every incident that occurs at a workplace should be investigated to determine exactly how it occurred and identify the contributing factors. It is important to determine an initial diagnosis and what action can be taken to prevent similar incidents. A person or team should be nominated with the responsibility of undertaking an investigation, as soon as possible. This person or team must be selected based on their training, experience and their knowledge of the workplace and work practices. Safety-related incidents must be investigated using a thorough investigation methodology, to ensure all contributing factors and the root or system causes are identified. Witness statements and interviews should be taken as soon as possible following an incident unless this is not possible due to a serious condition. Witnesses must be separated (if required) to enable statements to be obtained without influence.
A preliminary incident report should be drafted within 24 hours of an injury and forwarded to management, as soon as possible.
Corrective and preventative actions should be established based on investigation findings and should be actioned as soon as reasonably practicable to prevent a recurrence. All corrective actions must be monitored after implementation to ensure they are effective.
Records of all incident investigations and corrective actions must be retained following best practices and legal obligations. Incident registers and incident reporting forms should be updated with any new information and be retained as ‘documented information.’
Contents of this Incident Register
This incident register has provisions for the following aspects of an incident:
- Work area.
- Real time and date.
- Reported by.
- Actual severity.
- Potential severity.
- Person/s involved.
- Description of the incident.
- Incident cause.
- Nature of injury.
- Disease or damage.
- Mechanism of injury.
- Disease or damage.
- Part of the body injured.
- Agency of injury.
- Disease or damage.
- Type of treatment.
- Incident record detail type.
- Relevant information on potential hazards.
- Witness.
- Corrective action.
There are very comprehensive provisions in this incident register for the subsets of:
- Severity.
- Type of incident.
- Mechanism of injury.
- Locations of injury
- Agency.
The register’s structure is consistent with the standard of 1885.1. Measurement of Occupational Health and Safety Performance.
Why Choose to Buy this Incident Register?
This incident register can assist you improve safety by providing a record of all incidents, near misses, and hazards. This information can then be used to identify trends and problem areas, so that corrective actions can be taken, ultimately providing your workplace with continuous improvements.
After purchasing this template you will be able to:
- Very easily edit and customize the template to create your own incident register.
- Apply your own style, format and brand to the incident register.
- Use it in any industry or sector regardless of size or type of organization.
Availability and Use of this Incident Register
- This incident register template is accessible to you right now by clicking the ‘Buy Now’ button.
- The register will be delivered to you in fully editable Microsoft Excel format for immediate and full use in your business.
- There are no subscriptions, contracts or ongoing costs.
