Step 1: Respond to the Incident
If he or she is able to do so, your employee(s) at the crash scene should immediately:
- Check themselves for injuries
- Secure the scene and take steps to ensure further harm does not occur (e.g., control traffic)
- Provide all reasonable care for people who may have been injured
- Contact, or have someone else contact 911 to alert emergency responders
- Notify his/her supervisor or employer
- Begin collecting information (see below)
As soon as they are aware of the crash, the designated manager should confirm emergency resources have been mobilized. They must then decide (and/or check the company's policy) if they will send a company representative to the crash scene. If a company representative attends the scene, upon arriving they should:
- Verify the scene is safe and secure to avoid disturbance of information
- Assist in providing all reasonable care, if necessary
- Begin or assist with collecting information
- Cooperate with enforcement officers and emergency responders
- Initiate reporting the incident to authorities (e.g., police, insurance company, WorkSafeBC, Provincial Emergency Program, etc.)
A quick and effective response is the best way to prevent further injury or harm and avoid additional losses. It's part of your due diligence.
