Injury and Hazard reporting
Regarding an employee's responsibility to report injuries, or workplace hazards:
What does your company train on?
What does your policy state?
Comments (8)
I think this answer will vary based on company size, available resources, and maturity of safety programs. A good rule of thumb would be to report immediately and enact a policy for EHS and supervisor(s) to investigate/close out within a certain timeframe. Escalation requirements could also vary based on resources, culture, safety management system, etc.
We pretty much give each employee an OSHA 10 hour when they are onboarded. It's a huge process, but gives our workers a great toolbox of knowledge. Employees should notify their supervisor immediately when they're injured. The written report comes later
Report injuries and near misses within 24 hours of occurrence. The review takes place between myself (safety person), employee and supervisor. We try to close our all corrective actions within a month, depending on how challenging they are
...our company policy:
Report any work-related injury or illness, no matter how minor, to their supervisor within the shift that it occurred.
File an Incident Report for all work-related injuries, near misses, and illnesses (no matter how minor), within the shift that the injury or illness occurred.
Report immediately any suspected or actual exposure to chemicals or hazardous materials to his/her supervisor.
Report all property damage mishaps to his/her supervisor within the shift that it occurred.