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The Glasgow School of Art Procedure for the Reporting of Accidents, Incidents and Near Miss EventsReportable specified injuries if they arise out of or inGSA-OHSMS-Procedure-for-Reporting-Accidents-Incidents-and-Near-MissReportable specified injuries if they arise out of or in
connection with work include:
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Fractures, other than to fingers, thumbs and toes
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Amputations
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Permanent loss of sight or reduction of sight;
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Any crush injuries leading to internal brain or organ
damage;
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Serious burns including scalding that cover more 10%
of the body or significant damage to the eyes, vital
organs or the respiratory system
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Any scalping’s which requite hospital treatment
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Unconsciousness caused by head injury or asphyxia;
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Any other injury arising from working in an enclosed
space, which leads to hypothermia, heat-induced
illness or requires resuscitation or admittance to
hospital for more than 24 hours.
If a doctor (or Occupational Health Service doctor) notifies
you in writing that a member of staff is suffering from a
reportable occupational disease and the employee
undertakes work linked with that condition the GSA persons
reporting must notify the Health and Safety Team and/or HR
who will report it to the HSE
Reportable Occupational Diseases include:
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Carpal tunnel syndrome;
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Severe cramp of the hand or forearm;
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Occupational dermatitis;
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Hand-arm vibration syndrome;
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Occupational asthma;
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Tendonitis or tenosynovitis of the hand or forearm;
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Any occupational cancer;
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Any disease attributed to an occupational exposure to
a biological agent.
If a GSA employee, student, a self-
employed person working on
behalf of GSA or a member of the
public is killed on premises under
GSA control regardless of whom
the site owner is or a person is
taken to hospital with a strong
likelihood of death the GSA persons
reporting must in the first instance
contact the relevant Head of
School or any member or executive
Group relevant to the Student
Death Protocol
If there is an accident connected
with work (including an act of
physical violence) and an
employee, or a self-employed
person working on GSA premises,
is away from work or unable to do
their normal duties for over 7 days
(not counting the day of the
accident but including non-work
days) GSA persons reporting must
inform the H&S Team to allow it to
be reported HSE within 15 days
using the on-line form. N.B. staff
involved in road traffic accident
during their work hours, in general
they are not RIDDOR reportable.
Please contact the Health & Safety
Team for confirmation as to
whether RIDDOR reportable.
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