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SHE Incident |
Minor |
Moderate |
Serious or Potentially Serious (SoPS) [Major] |
Learning Opportunity
STFC uses the term Learning Opportunity/Near Miss widely to encompass:
- Near Misses;
- Hazardous Conditions; and
- Failures of Safe Ssystems of Work.
An incident that could have caused injury to people, harm to the environment or damage to STFC property.
An incident in which a safe system of work hasn't been adhered to, but has not resulted in actual incident. | Any near miss incident or dangerous occurrence.
For example: shelf collapse; falling objects; out of date lifting equipment used for lifts; pressurised equipment out of inspection date; reckless driving/speeding on site; failure of smoke alarm during test, failure to follow maintenance schedule for safety alarms Incident resulting in damage to a hire car; equipment explosion; FLT collision with building.
| Any near miss incident or hazardous condition that could have resulted in a moderate injury or other moderate incident.
Any incident with wider learning for the STFC.
| Any Dangerous Occurrence reportable under
RIDDOR.
Those incidents (injuries, near misses, vehicle incidents, fire incidents) that did, or had the reasonable potential to, result in
significant and permanent harm to staff, contractors, tenants, users, visitors at STFC sites or for staff while travelling and working on Council business away from STFC sites. Any incident with the real potential to have caused a major SHE incident, see below, or be reported to the HSE, under RIDDOR, or to the Environment Agency.
For example potential: overturn of a FLT, scaffold collapse, uncontrolled release of chemicals to surface water drains collected at outfall, failure to danger of radiation protection interlocks. Damage to any equipment, vehicle or building resulting in more than £50K of damage. Any explosion that results in the attendance of the emergency services.
If any major incident involves a secondary less severe incident which can be identified under a different category, then a separate incident report should be entered into Evotix Assure.
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Injury
Incident where a person suffers harm as a result of an incident at work, or when travelling on Council business, which requires medical treatment from Occupational Health, Emergency Services, First Aider or external Medical Staff.
Note: work related injuries resulting in more than 7 days absence is by definition RIDDOR reportable and must be reported to SHE Group | A minor injury which is: - Self treated;
- treated by a first aider; or
- requires no treatment.
| Injuries which require treatment at a minor injuries clinic or Occupational Health Centre, beyond the capability of local first aiders. | Any one of the ‘Specified Injuries’ identified in RIDDOR 2013 or where an injury occurred from an incident which clearly had the potential to have resulted in a ‘Specified Injury’.
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Occupational Ill Health
An abnormal condition or disorder of a person, caused by exposure to environmental factors associated with Council employment. It includes acute and chronic illnesses or diseases that may be caused by inhalation, absorption, ingestion or direct contact, WRULDs.
| All Occupational Ill Health incidents are classed SoPS (Major).
Any one of the eight ‘Reportable Diseases’ identified in RIDDOR 2013.
These are: carpal tunnel syndrome; severe cramp of the hand or forearm; occupational dermatitis; hand-arm vibration syndrome; occupational asthma; tendonitis or tenosynovitis of the hand or forearm; any occupational cancer; any disease attributed to an occupational exposure to a biological agent or any occupational ill health that results in incapacitation that is permanent, requires on going medication, surgery or the use of orthotic support.
By definition, RIDDOR reportable ill health requires medical diagnosis. |
Environmental Incident
An incident that
caused damage to the environment, including public complaints arising from STFC activity.
For example: unauthorised releases to aqueous drainage systems – trade waste or surface water drainage, unauthorised gaseous releases, unauthorised disposal of solid waste, miss-classification of disposed solid waste.
Unauthorised in this context:
Release of environmentally hazardous material excluding those related to ionising radiation.
| Any other environmental incident. | Incident causing a release contained within the site boundary, or having only limited effect in the environment outside STFC site boundries. | Any actual unauthorised discharge of solids or liquids to off-site land or water courses. A breach in environmental permits requiring a report to the Environment Agency (EA) and/or EA formal investigation/enforcement action; Aqueous or gaseous emissions escaping off-site causing alarm and/or damage or the attendance of emergency services; Incidents resulting in adverse public or media interest; Permanent environmental damage to STFC sites.
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All unauthorised gaseous releases are classed as major (SoPS) as containment to the site cannot be guaranteed.
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Radiation
Any incident involving radioactive material, radioactive waste and/or radiation generators.
| Contamination event that can be cleaned up by the operator(s).
Exposure of personnel in excess of daily dose control/alarm on electronic dosimetry activated.
Failure to comply with local rules.
Failure to comply with radioactive waste procedures, e.g. failure to remove radioactive markings/labels from non-active waste.
| Contamination event that requires assistance of HP to clean up.
Exposure of personnel in excess of dose constraint without prior agreement to vary it.
Failure to update Isostock as soon as practicable (or appropriate database) with source movement/relocation
A trend of minor events of a consistent nature.
Failure to comply with radioactive waste procedures, e.g. failure to dispose of active waste appropriately
| Implementation of a contingency plan that has been required where potential exposure in excess of 1 mSv have been identified from risk assessments.
Breach of Permit conditions RIDDOR or other regulatory reportable event (e.g. loss of a source, failure of a source to retract).
A trend of moderate events of a consistent nature.
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Fire
Any uncontrolled combustion, or suspected combustion - smoke, flames, sparks, fumes - manually or automatically extinguished.
| Smoldering material - generating smoke with or without flame, that was extinguished by use of a single fire extinguisher or it self-extinguished requiring no response.
| Fires that require the use of more than one fire extinguisher or by attendance of local firefighting team e.g. AIT or ET at RAL & DL respectively or by the activation of automatic extinguishing systems. | A fire that required external emergency assistance to extinguish and or manage the incident. Fires involving flammable gases. |
Public complaint
A complaint received by the STFC , either directly or forwarded from neighbouring establishments, from members of the public or from official/regulatory bodies relating to STFC activity. | Any complaint.
For example: noise complaints; traffic complaints; light pollution; noxious smells. | Any complaint that may attract adverse local media coverage. | Any justified external complaint that has or could have resulted in action by a regulatory body.
Any complaint that may attract adverse national media coverage. |
