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Injury reporting changes this month
Changes to the way in which employers must report injuries from accidents at work come into force this month.
Currently, injuries that lead to a worker being incapacitated for more than three days have to be reported to the Health & Safety Executive (HSE). However, from April 6, subject to parliamentary approval, employers will only have to report injuries that lead to seven days absence from work.
“An over-seven-day injury is one which is not major but results in the injured person being away from work or unable to do the full range of their normal duties for more than seven days,“ commented Rob Gale, director of the Dorset-based broker Alan & Thomas.
“When calculating more than seven consecutive days, the day of the accident should not be counted, only the period after it. Any days the injured person would not normally have been expected to work, such as weekends, rest days or holidays, must be included.“
The time in which employers have to report such injuries will also increase and this report must be made within 15 days of the accident. However, where the incapacitation does not immediately follow the day of the accident, for example, due to the condition not being apparent until some time after the accident, the report should be made as soon as the injury or condition has incapacitated the worker for more than seven consecutive days.
“We would advise employers and those with responsibility for health and safety to still maintain a record of over three day injuries – an accident book entry will be sufficient. Having an accurate and up-to-date record will play a major part should an investigation by the HSE or any claims for personal injury against the employer be initiated,“ Gale continued.
As well as reporting incidents to the HSE, employers need to notify their insurance broker so that they, in turn, can notify the insurer.
Blake Lapthorn supports Southampton events
Pitching for Management, the fastest growing entrepreneurial event concept in the UK, opened in Southampton on March 13.
Supported by Blake Lapthorn, some of the region’s most exciting entrepreneurs will pitch live at future events (the first of which will be hosted in June), to senior executives, value-added business angels and serial entrepreneurs to find people who can help them grow their businesses.
In Southampton, Pitching
for Management is expecting particular interest from individuals who are looking to support local businesses with fast growth potential.
In another event, held in conjunction with Solent Education Business Partnership (EBP), Blake Lapthorn ran a mock trial for school pupils at its Southampton office.
The idea for the project was pioneered by two solicitors from the travel law team, Christopher Deacon and Lauren Haas, and developed in conjunction with Solent EBP. Students from local sixth forms participated in the trial, playing the part of lawyers, witnesses, court staff and interpreters as well as court reporters. The jury comprised students from Swanmore Secondary School who received a talk from an organisation called Magistrates in the Community, while the legal teams prepared for the trial in the morning.
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THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – SOLENT & SOUTH CENTRAL – APRIL 2012
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