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Incidents and accidents
Checklist for Serious Workplace Accidents
- Call 112 for emergency services and dispatch guides
- In the case of environmental accidents, attempt to stop or limit the release if possible and safe
- Provide necessary medical aid and organize rescue efforts
- Secure the accident site for further accidents and investigations - block off
- Notify the nearest supervisor
- In the case of a fatal accident, contact the local POSOM group
- Ensure someone from the workplace accompanies any injured individuals to the hospital
- Gather information about the person accompanying:
- Name
- Phone number
- Compile a report of the events and verify facts before sharing information
- Appoint a person to handle media inquiries and provide information to the responsible party
- Discuss with management/rescue leaders how to contact next of kin
- Inform safety representatives and affected individuals at the workplace of the accident
- Inform the client and any subcontractors/side contractors of the workplace accident
- Contact the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and report the accident on www.anmalarbetsskada.se
- In the case of electrical accidents, also contact the Electrical Safety Authority
- In the case of environmental accidents, contact the regulatory agency/municipal environmental office
- Gather all involved in a safe and isolated area, do not allow anyone to leave immediately. Provide information about the event
- Allow all to contact their loved ones
- Provide physical and mental care to affected individuals
- Provide an opportunity for discussion about the event
- Arrange for a social support network for the evening and night
- Inform about potential stress reactions in the following days
- Schedule a meeting for the group the next day (social support)
- Ensure that relatives of the injured/deceased/affected receive a visit from the company
- Document the event in writing and images for further internal investigation.