There are additional requirements to report disease for offshore working. This is only relevant to those not at work who have been injured in circumstances arising out of or in connection with work and require to be taken from the site of the accident to a hospital for treatment. This can mean conveyance to hospital by taxi, private car or ambulance. If any person not at work is at a hospital when the accident occurs and if the resulting injury is a major injury as defined in Schedule 1, then the injury must be notified, reported and recorded. This means communication of the details of an incident to your enforcing authority, usually by telephone.
Arrangements exist in some areas for some employers to report by telephone.
It is possible that there may be a delay in the report submission caused by details remaining unconfirmed for a period longer than 10 days from the day of the incident, in which case notification and reporting should be undertaken as soon as possible if circumstances require this. The responsible person must keep a record of all reportable events, the minimum details required are given in Schedule 4 of the Regs. The records should be kept for 3 years minimum from the date they were made. This is the person or organisation who has the duty to report, record or notify. Near miss' incidents are not 'Dangerous Occurrences' unless they meet the above definition.