How to Report a New Incident
Who is this article for?Ideagen EHS users raising an incident report.
Incident create access is required.
An incident refers to an accident, event, or situation that results in or has the potential to cause harm or injury to people, damage to property, or harm to the environment, related to Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) matters.
This article outlines the steps to report a new incident, and is split into the following sections:
1. Types of Incidents
The table below outlines the types of incidents that can be raised in the system:
Incident Type | Description |
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Near Miss | In this case the incident did not happen but had the potential of happening. |
Injury/Illness | Actual injury or illness of any personnel (employee, supervised contractor, unsupervised contractor or visitor) is a case of Injury illness. |
Environmental | Any Incident which results in damages to the internal or external environment of the company can be termed as an environmental incident. (i.e., Damage consists of damage to “Air” “Water” or “Soil”. |
Vehicle | Any incident that involves the accident of any vehicle (i.e., Accident on the highway or in the parking lot using a company car, truck, or van). |
Property Damage | Any damage or destruction caused to public or private property either by a person who is not its owner or by natural phenomena. (i.e. wall collapsed, leaking roof or broken window). |
General Liability | A company safeguard against 3rd party claims arising from damage or injury during their company visit or employee job duties. (i.e., loss of company property resulting from theft, accident etc.) |
Combined | Incident in which two or more of the following has occurred and need to be reported: Injury/Illness, Environmental, Property Damage or Vehicle. |
Note: Near Miss and General Liability incidents cannot be combined with other incident types.
2. How to Report a New Incident
Note: The Incident Type selected will affect how the Incident Details screen is displayed as the questions assigned will be the questions your administrator has assigned to the incident type.
- Click Modules and then Incident Management.
- Click Report New Incident.
- Enter a clear an concise title.
- Select the Incident Type.
- Fill in the required fields.
- Click Create.
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