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My organisation is moving towards more electronic files rather than paper ones and we are currently scanning accident forms to store electronically. Is there a legal requirement to keep the original paper form?
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My understanding for discussion with legal teams, EHO's, HSE etc is that it needs to be 'Readily Reproducible' from a scanned document.
But it will be worth checking with what your HR requirements are.
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If you're talking about the BI 76 accident book - as long as the IT system is robust (regular back ups etc) and each entry is locked for editing (so you can prove when amends were made) - then you shouldn't have any problems.
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Thanks for your advice, it was as I thought but started to question myself!
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Been discussed loads on the forum. There is no legal requirement to have a paper accident book, just to keep certain records and keep them in line with the DPA.
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