Accident Reporting Procedure : It is better to use incident book and accident report forms for the purposes of keeping records of accidents. The incident book is to be maintained by the lab in-charge. It should contain details of all accidents and "near misses" as given below:

(1) Date, time and location of incident

(2) Name of casualty

(3) Nature of injuries sustained or suspected

(4) Description of first aid treatment given

(5) Name of person who administered first aid treatment

(6) Names of witnesses (if any)

There is no need to record any other information in this book and details are to be provided by the person attending on the accident victim or by any of the lab staff. The book is a valuable source of information to the alert lab in-charge.