This information sheet is for employers, employees, and the self-employed. It provides key requirements for reporting workplace accidents and dangerous occurrences to the Health and Safety Authority (HSA).
In accordance with the Act, the following must be reported to the Health and Safety Authority:
- The death of any employee or self-employed person which was caused by a work accident.
- An injury sustained in the course of employment, which prevents an employee or self-employed person from performing their normal work duties for more than three consecutive days excluding the day of the accident.
- The death of a non-worker as a result of a work activity.
- The injury of a non-worker as a result of a work activity, where the injury required treatment by a registered medical practitioner (see reporting patient injuries).
- Non-fatal injuries and dangerous occurrences should be reported to the Authority within ten working days of the event.
Fatal accidents in a workplace should be reported immediately to the Authority or the Gardaí so that the necessary action, including any investigation by the Authority, can take place. Subsequently, the formal accident report form should be submitted to the Authority within five working days of the death. This information sheet can be downloaded here.