Reporting Accidents Flashcards
What should you ensure if you suffer an injury
through a manual handling operation?
A: You get paid for the job
B: The injury is recorded
C: You get help and carry on working
D: You take time off work
Right answer: B
All Injuries must be recorded in a company accident book(BI 510)
Why should a serious accident be reported to the
enforcing authority?
A: It helps the site find out what caused it
B: It is a legal requirement
C: So that the site manager can see who is to
blame
D: So that the company will be held responsible
Right Answer: B
Serious accidents (specified injuries or those
resulting in an absence of over 7 days) must be
reported to the enforcing authority under the
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous
Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR).
What immediate action should you take if you suffer
an injury through carrying a load?
A: Advise your doctor of your injury
B: Tell your supervisor or employer
C: Tell your working companion
D: Carry on working as best you can
Right Answer: B
All injuries must be recorded
accident book (BI 510).
Under RIDDOR, which one of the following must be
reported to the enforcing authority?
A: Accidents where the injured person wishes to
make a claim
B: Fracture other than to fingers, thumbs or
toes
C: All ‘near misses’ even if no one is hurt
D: All accidents causing any injury
Answer:B
This is one of a number of reportable ‘specified
injuries’ and must be reported to the enforcing
authority under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases
and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR).
Which one of the following has the power to
examine an accident record?
A: An HSE inspector
B: An insurance company
C: A doctor
D: A workmate
Right Answer: A
HSE inspectors have a range of powers, including
this one.
Which of the following should be recorded in the
accident book following an accident?
A: The date and time the accident occurred
B Your date of birth
C: The weather conditions
D Your National Insurance Number
Right Answer: A
The information to be entered in an accident book (BI
50) includes when and where the accident
happened, the name, address and occupation of the
person who had the accident and details of how the
accident happened and the injuries suffered. The
weather conditions would only be included if they
contributed to the accident
Which one of the following accounts for most
accidents each year on construction sites?
A: Strikes by moving vehicles
B Electrocution
C: Trench collapses
D Slips, trips and falls
Right Answer: D
HSE statistics show clearly that there are more slips,
trips and falls than any other type of accident on
site.
Which of the following is NOT classified as a
specified injury to a worker under RIDDOR?
A: A fractured finger
B: A fractured arm
C: Amputation of a finger
D: A broken wrist
Right Answer: A
Amputation of an arm, hand, finger, thumb, leg, foot
or toe are classified as specified injuries, as are bone
fractures other than to fingers, thumbs or toes.
Which one of the following should you do if you
witness a serious accident on site?
A: Pretend you saw nothing
B: Say nothing in case you get in trouble
C: Discuss what to do with your workmates
D: Tell your supervisor what you saw happening
Right Answer: D
If the supervisor is aware of an accident he can take
steps to prevent a recurrence. The employer also has
legal duties to report certain incidents to the
enforcing authority.
A workmate tells you that he witnessed an accident
the previous day and the victim was taken to hospital. He asks you for advice on what he should
do. Do you tell them to:
A: Speak to the site nurse about what he saw
B: Tell their supervisor that they saw what
happened
C: Telephone the hospital to find out how the
injured person is
D Say nothing to anyone in case they get
someone in trouble
Right Answer: B
If the supervisor is aware of an accident he can take
steps to prevent a recurrence. The employer also has
legal duties to report certain incidents to the
enforcing authority.
If a person at work suffers an injury (other than a
specified injury) due to an accident at work, it is
reportable under RIDDOR if they are incapacitated
for work for:
A: Over 1day
B: Over 7 days
C: Over half a day
D: Over 2 day
Right Answer: B
An over-seven-day injury is one which is not a
specified injury but results in the injured person
being away from work or unable to do the full range
of their normal duties for more than seven days
(including any days they wouldn’t normally be
expected to work such as weekends, rest days or
holidays) not counting the day of the injury itself.
What must an employer do with their accident
records following completion of a construction
project?
A: They are sent to the Health and Safety
Executive
B They are destroyed on site with other
non-essential documents
C: They are kept safe by the employer
D: They are sent to the employer’s insurance
company
Right Answer: C
Accident records must be kept by an employer for at
least three years.
At work who would you
occurrence to?
A: The emergency services
B: Your supervisor or employer
C: Another employee
D The client for the project
Right Answer: B
Under RIDDOR, an employer has a legal duty to
report certain work-related accidents, but to do this
they will need to know that an accident has occurred.
Following a reportable dangerous occurrence when
must the enforcing authority be informed?
A: Within 5 days
B: Within 48 hours
C: Without delay
D: Within 24 hours
Right Answer: C
The enforcing authority must be notified by the
quickest practicable means.
Accidents causing any injury should always be
recorded in:
A: The site engineer’s day book
B: Your employer’s accident recording system
C: Your personal diary
D: The main contractor’s diary
Right Answer: B
All accidents should be recorded in the accident book
(Bl 510).
