Accidents and incidents need to be reported to ensure that a thorough investigation is undertaken and to prevent the chance of a similar accident or incident occurring in the future.
TUS Management, Staff , Students and Visitors should follow the steps below to report Accidents and Incidents types described in A, B and C :
A) Work Place Incidents/Accidents or,
B) Accidents involving Visitors/Contractors/ Service Providers or,
C) Sporting Activity Accidents.
A) For Workplace Incidents/Accidents
Any TUS member of staff or student should report the incident or accident immediately to any one of the following:
Their line Manager or Supervisor,
Their TUS Academic Supervisor,
Their TUS Student Health Centre (Note: – only if attending for first aid treatment)
Their TUS Campus Health & Safety Office
B) For Accidents involving Visitors/Contractors/Service Providers
Report the incident or accident to the TUS Manager or TUS staff who invited or brought any of the above persons, companies, service providers to the Athlone Midlands Campus.
If in doubt, a person who witnesses an incident or accident on the Athlone Campus, can report it to the Campus Health and Safety Office.
C) Sporting Activity Accidents
For any person who suffers an injury as a result of performing a TUS sporting activity (examples of TUS sporting activities include; sports activities performed under the direction or in conjunction with the TUS Athlone Campus Sports Department or TUS student Clubs or societies). The accident should be reported to the relevant sports coach or organiser of the sporting event/activity. The Athlone Campus Sports Department must also be notified.
Completing & Submitting the TUS Accident/Incident Report Form
The TUS Campus Incident/Accident Report Form is available for download at the bottom of this page.
Work Activities
For work activity related Incidents or Accidents, the manager or supervisor in charge of the TUS Unit or Athlone Campus area where the incident occurred, is responsible for ensuring the Incident/Accident Report form is filled out, completed, and submitted to the Campus H&S office within 24 hrs of the incident taking place or as soon as possible.
Visitor or Contractors or /Service Provider Accidents happening on Campus
For Accidents involving Visitors/Contractors/Service Providers on campus, the TUS manager or supervisor responsible for inviting any of the above persons, companies, service providers to Athlone Campus will, in the event of any of one of them being involved in an accident or incident on Athlone Campus, complete and submit the Incident/Accident report form to the Athlone Campus Health and Safety Office.
Sporting Activity Accidents
For TUS sports activities performed under the direction of, or in conjunction with, A TUS Sports Department, Club or Society. Where any accidents occur during the performance of such activities and which result in a personal injury that needs follow on medical treatment beyond any First Aid treatment received at the event/activity, (e.g. the need to attend Hospital A&E) then these accidents should be reported as follows: –
- Any member of staff, student or visitor (i.e. in most cases this will be the witness to the incident) should report the incident having occurred, to the relevant coach or organiser of the sporting event/activity. The coach or organiser of the sporting event/activity must subsequently report the accident to the Campus Sports Department.
- The Manager for the TUS Campus Sports Department or TUS Campus Society Officer must ensure the TUS Incident/Report form and Insurance claims forms are prepared and retained.
If in doubt, any member of staff, student or visitor can report the Accident/Incident to the Health & Safety Office email fergal.sweeney@tus.ie or Tel: – 09064 42559