Posted By Robert. Scenario. IP off work due to office related slip / trip accident. Accident book / record completed 2508 completed and submitted and incident No received Incident duly investigated and closed out internally. No HSE or LA involvement. The IP has stated that they do not intend to "claim" but has asked for a copy of the accident record. I asked why they would want a copy. Reply---"just for my record". (yeah!--right) Am I obliged to do this? I reckon not but would welcome suggestions and comments from others. Thanks in advance.

Posted By Kieran J Duignan Since you invite 'suggestions and comments', my comment is that whether you provide the record depends on the assumptions you are making about the use of such a document in the safety culture in which you are playing a leading part. So, to the extent that you want to promote secrecy and adversarial styles of behaviour in relation to safety management, it's a good idea to withhold documents about employees and make it generally clear you don't trust them. By contrast, to the extent that you want to promote learning and co-operative styles of safety management, it's a good idea to sit down briefly with the employee and show him what you've written and invite his comments; from there, his behaviour (verbal and otherwise) allows you to further the process of learning and co-operation in a congruent manner.