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Any person not at work suffering an injury and being
taken to hospital for treatment
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Any person not at work suffering a major injury at a
hospital
must notify the HSE forthwith and send a written report
within 14 days (F2508G1 or G2).
Where a CORGI registered employer or employee
suspects that a gas fi tting, fl ue or ventilation used in
connection with the fi tting is or has been likely to cause
death or major injury by way of accidental leakage or
inadequate combustion, they must send a written report
to the HSE within 14 days (F2508G1 or G2).
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A dangerous occurrence.
Within 10 days of the date of the accident, the responsi-
ble person must follow up the notifi cation with a report
on the approved form (F2508).
Where a person at work is incapacitated for work for
more than three consecutive days because of an injury
resulting from an accident arising out of or in connection
with work, the responsible person must send a report on
the approved form (F2508) within 10 days.
15.28.6
Records - regulation 7
The responsible person must keep a record of report-
able events for at least three years from the date on
which it was made.
15.28.3 Reporting of the death of an employee -
regulation 4
Where an employee suffers a reportable injury result-
ing from an accident arising out of or in connection with
work which is a cause of death within one year of the
date of the accident, the employer must inform the rel-
evant enforcing authority in writing as soon as it comes
to the employer's knowledge.
15.29
The Safety Representatives and
Safety Committees Regulations
1977 (SI 0500)
The Safety Representatives and Safety Committees
Regulations 1977 (SRSC Regs) prescribe:
15.28.4 Reporting of cases of disease -
regulation 5
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The cases in which recognised trade unions may
appoint safety representatives
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The functions of appointed safety representatives and
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The obligation of the employer to appointed safety
representatives.
Where a person at work suffers from a specifi ed occupa-
tional disease and their work involves a specifi ed activ-
ity the responsible person must (as soon as they receive
a written diagnosis by a registered medical practitioner)
report the case to the relevant enforcing authority on the
approved form (F2508A).
Examples of specifi ed diseased and associated
activities include:
15.29.1
Appointment - regulation 3
A recognised trade union may appoint safety repre-
sentatives in all cases where one or more employees are
employed by the employer by whom the union is rec-
ognised. When the employer is notifi ed in writing of the
names of those appointed and the group of employees
they represent, the safety representative have the func-
tions detailed under regulation 4 (see inset).
To be appointed, the person must either have been
employed by the employer throughout the preceding
two years or have had at least two years' experience
in similar employment. (Regulation 8 extends this in
relation to safety representatives appointed to represent
members of Equity or the Musicians Union).
A person will cease to be a safety representative
when:
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Traumatic infl ammation of the tendons or associ-
ated tendon sheaths of the hand or forearm asso-
ciated with physically demanding work, frequent or
repeated movements or constrained postures
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Hand-arm vibration syndrome associated with
work involving the use of chain saws in forestry or
woodworking
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Hepatitis from work involving contact with human
blood or blood products
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Skin cancer from work involving exposure to mineral
oil.
15.28.5
Reporting of gas incidents - regulation 6
Where a conveyor of fl ammable gas through a fi xed
pipeline or a fi ller, importer or supplier of LPG in a refi ll-
able container receives notifi cation of the death or major
injury arising out of or in connection with the gas, they
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The trade union who appointed them notifi es the
employer that the appointment has been terminated
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They cease to be employed at the workplace
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They resign.
