Record Keeping: If It’s Not Written Down…
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Write accident and incident records that are factual and fair, know what goes in the accident book and what must be reported to HSE, and keep records safely.
- Assign to
- All staff and supervisors
- Duration
- 25 minutes
- Evidence
- 10-question quiz
- Your version
- Editable
What they will be able to do
- Record facts, not opinions or blame.
- Know what goes in the accident book.
- Recognise when an injury must be reported under RIDDOR.
- Keep records confidential, accurate and for the right time.
The course
- 01A good record
- 02The accident book
- 03Reporting to HSE
- 04Keeping records safe
The decision they practise
In the main activity, “Rewrite Tom’s entry”, learners rewrite a realistic document line by line and see the effect of each choice. In “Tidy it up”, a face-to-face conversation, learners practise what to say and do when the other person pushes back. The wrong options are things a well-meaning person might genuinely say, and the feedback explains why each one is tempting. Short animations show “Lena’s days off” and “A claim arrives 18 months later”.
How you know they finished
The 10-question quiz mixes multiple choice, matching and sequencing questions and returns to the opening story.
Roll it out with
Relevant legislation and guidance
The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.
- RIDDOR 2013
- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
- UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018
How this course is built
Interactive activity
Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.
Edit it in the builder
On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.
A record they finished
The 10-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.
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