All staff at the University have a duty to report accidents, incidents and near misses so that opportunities can be taken to either prevent or reduce the chance of a similar thing happening again. By doing so, everyone can contribute to improving health and safety at the University.
In addition, the University has a legal obligation to report certain types of accident, incident and near miss to the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR).
The process you follow to report accidents, incidents and near misses is not changing, but in order to make the process clearer and more transparent, the University Health and Safety Team have reviewed documentation to support people making a report.
Check out our Incident Reporting Instructions to find out more and email healthsafety@sussex.ac.uk if you have any queries.