LO4 - dealing with incidents, accidents and emergency's

Question 1

how would you respond?

Answer 1

1. reporting the accident
2. evacuation procedures
3. follow up review of critical incidents and emergency’s
4. reporting to relevant authorities (eg: RIDDOR or calling the police)

Question 2

if someone is injured in an accident you should…

Answer 2

1. check you and the casualty aren’t in any danger, and if possible make it safer.
2. dial 999 or 112 for an ambulance when it’s safe to do so
   3 carry out basic first aid if needed.

Question 3

how should you report an incident?

Answer 3

1. the name of the injured/ill person
2. the, date, time & location of the accident/incident.
3. the details of the injury/illness
4. the treatment given and what happen afterwards

Question 4

what does the evacuation procedures
ACT FAST stand for?

Answer 4

A: alarm
C: control and control the fire
T: telephone

F: follow emergency plans
A: assist people
S: support so nobody stops for personal belongings
T: try and get people to stay calm.

Question 5

what needs to happen for the following up review of critical incidents and emergency’s.

Answer 5

incidents that have caused death or serious injuries that have suddenly happened to someone. anyone who has been affected can access counselling and support as these effects can be long lasting. implementing action & recommendation from the findings as a part of the following up process.

Question 6

what information is there about reporting to the relevant authorise?

Answer 6

1. depending on the nature of the incident you will need external agencies to be involved in a part of the reporting stage.
2. RIDDOR

Question 7

why do we need to report and record?

Answer 7

1. its a legal requirement to report.
2. tells the enforcing authorise (HSE and local authorities)
3. identify where & how risk arise and whether they need to be investigated
4. allows targeted authorises to be targeted, how to avoid work - related death, injuries, ill health and accidental loss.

Question 8

(RIDDOR) requires employers to report and record what?

Answer 8

1. work-related deaths
2. work-related accidents with causes certain serious injuries to workers.
3. certain ‘dangerous occurrences’ (near miss accidents)
4. injuries to a person who isn’t not at work which result in the people being taken to hospital from the site of treatment.

Question 9

what must you keep a record of?

Answer 9

1. reportable death, injury, occupational disease or dangerous occurrence
2. information on accidents can be used to a risk assessment, to develop solutions to risk, records to prevent injuries.

Question 10

what does the law say about RIDDOR?

Answer 10

reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulation 2013.

Question 11

what should you remember for RIDDOR?

Answer 11

INJURIES
DISEASES
DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES