Reporting of Accidents/Incidents

I. Policy Title: Reporting Accidents/Incidents

II. Who does this policy affect?

All faculty, staff, students, visitors, and vendors/contractors of the College

III. Purpose

The Board of Trustees directs that all reasonable efforts be made to ensure a safe learning and working environment for the students and employees of the College. To that end, and to ensure that legitimate employee claims for worker's compensation be expedited, the Board requires that accidents/incidents be promptly reported and evaluated.

IV. Policy Statement

Any accident/incident that results in an injury, requiring medical attention to a student, an employee of the Board, or a visitor to the school, must be reported in writing to the College Office of Campus Safety no later than twenty-four (24) hours following the accident/incident or the report of injury.

Injured persons shall be referred immediately to appropriate personnel for such medical attention as may be needed. If the accident/incident is an emergency requiring immediate action dial 911.

The injured person or the staff member responsible for the injured person shall complete a form that includes the date, time, and place of the incident; the names of persons involved; the nature of the injury to the extent that it is known; and a description of all relevant circumstances.

Any employee of the Board who suffers a job-related injury must report the injury and its circumstances to the division administrator or job supervisor, as appropriate, as soon as possible following the occurrence of the injury preferably by the end of the assigned work shift and in no case later than twenty-four (24) hours following the incident. The failure of an employee to comply with this mandate may result in disciplinary action in accordance with standards set forth in any negotiated collective bargaining agreement or any other College policy.

V. Definitions

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VI. Responsible Party for Policy Interpretation/Review

President of the College
Vice President of Finance
Manager of Campus Safety

VII. Related Documents

Employee Injury Forms - See Campus Safety to fill out forms

VIII. Policy History:

a. Adopted by Board: February 20, 1995
b. Previous Policy Section: Operations; Previous Policy No. 3250

Reviewed/Updated

March 18, 2024 – Approved by Board of Trustees

This policy supersedes and replaces any and all past policies related to this subject