This accident book has been revised to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 which states that personal details entered in an accident book must be kept confidential.
- An accident book should be available in the workplace at all times
- Each incident record should be kept for a minimum of three years
- Complete with perforated record sheets which once completed can be removed and filed.
- A member of staff should be nominated to be held responsible for the safe keeping of completed accident records, preferably held together in a binder.