Investigation - Stage 1: Receive incident details - Additional guidance
Information about the incident
Try to obtain as much information as possible but do not so as to delay the dissemination of the information unduly. It may be that some information will not be available until an inspector visits the scene of the incident.
Record the information under the following headings:
Incident details
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- Location of incident
- Company or organisation
- Brief description of incident (if nuclear incident include state of emergency)
- Number of fatalities/injuries
Response of emergency services
Brief details of response, including emergency services involved and actions taken/proposed actions
Initial assessment of significance of incident
- Brief outline based on information known
- Detail special interests
- Detail any OGDs that may need to be notified by Secretariat of the incident
HSE's proposed course of action
- Brief outline on how the initial stages of the investigation will be handled
- Line to take for Press enquiries