Report an accident

All accidents, incidents and near misses, however minor, must be recorded by the business premises at which it occurs either in the accident book or electronically.

How to report deaths, major injuries and dangerous occurrences

All deaths, major injuries and dangerous occurrences must be reported immediately to the Incident Contact Centre (ICC).

Telephone: 0345 300 9923 

You can also report it online on the Health and Safety Executive website.

How to report all other injuries, diseases and accidents

All other reportable injuries and diseases must be reported to the ICC within 10 days.

Telephone: 0345 300 9923 

You can also report it online on the Health and Safety Executive website.

For all accidents please complete form F2508 within 10 days of the accident occurring.

Download form F2508 from the Health and Safety Executive website.

Return form F2508 to the Croydon Food and Safety team at the address below.

Reportable accidents and diseases

Death or major injury

Any accident arising out of or in connection with a commercial workplace in which an employee, or a self-employed person working on your premises is killed or suffers a major injury (including as a result of physical violence). Or a member of the public is killed or taken to hospital straight from your premises.

Over 7-day injury

If there is an accident connected with your workplace (including an act of physical violence) and your employee, or a self-employed person working on your premises, suffers an injury which requires them to take over 7 days off work as a result.

Occupational disease

When a doctor notifies you that your employee is suffering from a reportable work-related disease.

Dangerous occurrences near misses

Any incident or near miss which occurs at your workplace which does not result in a reportable injury, but which may have resulted in serious injury or fatality.