Report an accident
How to report an accident
- Check the incident is covered by the RIDDOR regulations ('Further information' below);
- Contact us online, or by e-mail, telephone, or letter (our details are at the foot of this page);
- Information we will need from you:
- your full name;
- your full address including your postcode;
- your home telephone number and a number which we can contact you on during normal office hours if this is different;
- your email address (if applicable);
- how you would like us to respond to you, and;
- details of the accident (e.g. location, who is involved, the nature of the accident).
Further information
Types of incidents
You should report the following types of incidents to us:
- fatalities;
- major injuries;
- injuries which result in absence from work for more than three days;
- dangerous occurrences, and;
- industrial diseases.
These situations should be reported to us where they happen inside our district. They should also be reported to the Health & Safety Executive's Incident Contact Centre, which you can do online at the RIDDOR website [external link].
Related pages on this website
External links
RIDDOR - Incident Contact Centre
Information on the procedure for reporting accidents, and report an accident online.
Contact us
| contact officer/team: | Health and Safety Support Officer |
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| web: | online enquiry form |
| email: | envserv@s-norfolk.gov.uk |
| freephone: | 0808 168 4444 |
| telephone: | 01508 533714 |
| minicom/textphone: | 01508 533622 |
| address: | South Norfolk Council South Norfolk House Swan Lane Long Stratton Norwich NR15 2XE |
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If you need information in large print, audio cassette, braille, translation (written or verbal) or signed interpretation, let us know when you contact us.
