Reporting a safety observation as an employee

  1. Select Health and Safety.
  2. Click Report A Safety Observation.
  3. Specify this information:
    Short Description
    Specify a unique identifier for the observation.
    Observation Type
    Select Safety Incident or Near Miss Incident.
    Is This An Emergency Situation?
    For reporting purposes only, select this check box if the situation was considered an emergency. This field is available for safety incidents only.
    Not Work Related
    Select this check box if the employee's activity at the time of the incident was unrelated to their job. Optionally, select this if an illness contracted by the employee was contracted outside of the workplace. If this check box is selected, and if this is a safety incident, the incident is excluded from OSHA reports. This feature prevents non-work-related incidents from being sent to OSHA for recordkeeping.
    Date Reported
    Select the date that the observation is being reported, usually today's date.
    Observer
    Select the employee who is reporting the observation. This can be you, or another employee on whose behalf you are reporting. You will be identified as the reporter.
    Observation Date
    Select the date when the observer witnessed the situation.
    Observation Time
    Select the time when the observer witnessed the situation.
    Observation Time Undetermined
    Select this check box if you cannot accurately complete the Observation Time field.
    Estimated Time Or Work Shift
    Complete this field if you selected the Observation Time Undetermined check box. For example, type AM, PM, 2nd Shift, or another description.
    Not On Company Premises
    Select this check box if the situation was observed at a location that was not a facility of the organization.
    Location
    Select the facility where the observation occurred.
    Location Details
    Specify a free-text description of the location where the situation occurred.
    Employees Observed
    Select employees who were impacted by the incident. Click Ok. You can select up to 20 employees.
    Detailed Description
    Provide an accurate description of the situation.
  4. Click Submit.