Report an Accident, Incident or Near Miss

If you require First Aid or an ambulance while you are at the Frost and Sutherland campuses, call:

  1. If serious, immediately call 911 (if you do not require an ambulance please skip to #2)
  2. Dial 4444 from any campus phone and request First Aid assistance or Use the Fleming Safe App on your phone
  3. Security will send a First Aid Responder to your location immediately

Campus Security will help direct emergency crews to your location saving valuable response time.

Report a Critical Injury

Does this involve an injury that places life in jeopardy; produces unconsciousness; broken bone; amputation; substantial burns; substantial loss of blood; causes loss of sight, or fatality?

  1. Immediately contact
    • 911
    • Campus Emergency Line ext. 4444 (705-749-5530 ext. 4444)
  2. Complete Accident/Incident Form as found below:

Employees

Includes all full-time, part-time, sessional, casual employees, and third-party vendors.

IMPORTANT: If the incident involves a referral to a Health Care Professional (anything beyond first aid) or lost time (beyond the day of the injury), it is URGENT to REPORT IMMEDIATELY, by submitting a report in order to meet WSIB reporting requirements.

Students

If a student experiences an accident/incident, please submit details using this form.

 

 

 

Contractors or Visitors

If a contractor completing work on campus, or any other visitor of the college experiences an accident/incident, please submit details using this form.

 

 

 

 

Near Miss

A near miss is an incident in which no property was damaged, and no personal injury was sustained, but where given a slight shift in time or position, damage or injury easily could have occurred.

If you are reporting an incident/injury outside of business hours, please contact Campus Security at x4444.

What are Reportable Accidents/Incidents?

Reportable accidents/incidents are those which:

  • result in personal injury or lost time in work (including those requiring first aid)
  • have the potential to result in personal injury or property damage even though no injury or damage actually occurred
  • occur to any person on college premises
  • occur to a college employee during the course of their work either on/off college premises
  • occur to a student during the course of their classroom, laboratory, field, or placement work

If you are unsure whether or not to report an accident/incident, report it. The health and safety team will review and determine the next steps based on the information submitted.

What is a “Critical Injury”?

A critical injury is defined as an injury of a serious nature that:

  • places life in jeopardy
  • produces unconsciousness
  • results in substantial loss of blood
  • involves the fracture of a leg or arm but not a finger or toe
  • involves the amputation of a leg, arm, hand or foot but not a finger or toe
  • consists of burns to a major portion of the body, or
  • causes the loss of sight in an eye

The definition of a critical injury applies to “any person” which includes employees, students, contractors, and visitors.

Click here for additional guidance on completing the forms.

For any questions or concerns, please contact safety@flemingcollege.ca