Accident Prevention, Reporting, and Investigation

Effective: Moved to Policy Library from UPM 12.12(18)
Contact: Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S)

Introduction

The purpose of this policy is to promote a safe workplace by properly reporting and investigating workplace injuries and accidents. Accident investigations identify the root causes and contributing factors, which can be eliminated or controlled to reduce the frequency and severity of accidents.

The department of Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) manages the Accident Prevention Program. Human Resource Services (HRS) and EH&S maintain records of workplace injuries in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration record keeping requirements.

Policy Statement

The department chair and/or the employee’s supervisor shall, within 24 hours, report all accidents and injuries sustained by staff members (while performing work duties) to HRS via the First Report of Injury (FROI).

After filing a FROI, an accident investigation shall be performed by the employee’s supervisor and forwarded to EH&S.

Resources

• Accident Investigation form
• EH&S: Accidents and Injuries
• First Report of Injury (FROI) Form
• Workers Compensation Office
• Workers Compensation Policy