Posted By Barry Cooper Lorraine Following an investigation, if the "illness" is not cause by the company's undertaking, then I would make a note of it in the accident book, but not as an accident of illness at work. Barry

Posted By Steve Langston Hi Lorraine, Working for a local authority we have a large number of these type of incidents. I advise first aiders to record them in the accident book if they have provided first aid. From a statistics point of view they are recorded as "persons own medical condition". This way I am able to identify / analyse what first aid treatment is being provided. Issues covered under this category would include asthma attacks, nose bleeds, dizziness, nausea, epileptic fit, re-opening of old wounds etc. I also include a seperate category for "sports related" these being people injured at leisure centres. For instance a person injured on the football field when tackled, a pulled muscle when exercising etc. I have experience of a person who fainted and broke her nose during an exercise class, however, 2 years later we had a claim form stating she tripped over an uneven surface outside. The accident form that was completed at the time, (and signed by her), was useful evidence to dismiss the case at a very early stage! Hope this helps Steve

Posted By Carrie Ellerby Lorraine, I would definitely keep a record of them somewhere and, depending on the type of work you do and what substances you work with, carry out an investigation. Such instances can be an indicator of something wrong on site. Recently happened to us and we found that one of our paint plants had been leaking slight isocyante gases into the rest of the work area. HSE involved, etc. and we pulled out the accident reports and investigation sheets to show them what was done. Carrie