Bites & Stings

[DICKIEG]

We hear alot about dog bites and these are put in the accident book when they occur , but just out of interest what about bug bites and stings, what are these classed as. I myself have recently been bitten which turned nasty, luckily i didnt lose time off work but when i asked no one seemed to know if this was an incident or an accident and wether it should go in the accident book. Can i suggest that this time of year when bites and stings occur that the powers that be make people aware of what the procedure is if they sustain them.

[Himaggen]

An accident is an incident, please don't make the mistake of thinking of them as different.

You can have either an accident or a near miss, one is entered into the accident book, ERICA and the other into the near miss log.

For the purposes of your query if there is an injury it is an accident, if there could have been an injury then its a near miss. A sting is an injury and is therefore classed as an accident.

[southernjessy]

an insect bite can cause sepsis so it may seem minor at the time, but it can develop into a visit to A&E

that would need to be reported under the ERICA

as stated, an accident is where bodily inJury has occured, an incident is a near miss

do not let a manager tell you otherwise as that is straight from the HSE

[Himaggen]

an accident is where bodily inJury has occured, an incident is a near miss

No an accident is an incident where damage to a person or property has occurred, a near miss is an incident where that damage very nearly occurred. They are both incidents.