Introduction to Health and Safety at Work

17.27.2 Defi nitions – Regulation 2
Accident includes an act of non-consensual physical 
violence done to a person at work.
This means that injuries, through physical violence 
to people not at work, are not reportable. Neither is 
any injury that occurs between workers over a personal 
matter or is carried out by a visiting relative of a person 
17.27 
The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Danger
ous Occurr
ences Regulations 1995

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at work to that person. However, if a member of the 
public causes injury to a person at work through physical 
violence, that is reportable.
Incidents involving acts of violence may well be 
reportable to the police, which is outside the require-
ments of these Regulations.
17.27.3
Notifi cation and reporting of major 
injuries and dangerous occurrences – 
Regulation 3 (1), 4 and Schedules 1 and 2
The HSE or Local Authority shall be notifi ed immediately 
by the quickest practicable means and sent a report 
form F2508 (or other approved means) within 10 days 
following:
(a) 
Death
of a person as a result of an accident aris-
ing out of or in connection with work. Also if death 
occurs within one year of an accident, the Authorities 
must be informed
(b) 
Major Injury
to a person as a result of an accident 
arising out of or in connection with work
(c) where a person not at work suffers an injury as a 
result of or in connection with work, and that person 
is taken from the site to hospital for treatment
(d) where a person not at work suffers a major injury as 
a result of an accident arising out of or in connec-
tion with work at a hospital
where there is a dangerous occurrence.