CSCS Revision Notes Accident Reporting and Recording (2026)

The CSCS test revision notes below will focus on the Accident Reporting and Recording section. For this section, we’ve compiled 12 factual statements and a key point to remember.

As in all our CSCS test revision guides, the key points are basically the answers to the questions you’ll get on test day, so pay close attention to them when revising for your CSCS test.

CSCS Revision Notes – Accident Reporting and Recording

If there’s an emergency on site, don’t panic or leave the worksite. Instead, follow the emergency procedures in place.

Follow the implemented emergency procedures.

If there’s an emergency on site, go to your designated assembly point; this is a location chosen for people to gather in such instances.

An assembly is a pre-designated place you should go if there’s an emergency.

If an HSE inspector has to interview you about an accident you witnessed on site, you will need to be co-operative and tell him/her exactly what you saw.

You will need to co-operate and give all the details of what you witnessed.

Accident investigations are carried out for many reasons; one main reason is to find the root cause so you can prevent it from happening again.

One main objective of an accident investigation is to find the cause so it can be prevented in the future.

An accident book is a vital document used to help manage health and safety at work; it is where you record when someone gets injured.

If a person is injured in any way, you must record the details in the accident book.

If you are injured at work, record it in the accident book, or have someone record it on your behalf.

The injured person or someone acting on their behalf should record the details in the accident book.

When recording accident details, you will need to fill in quite a few details about the accident and yourself, but you do not need to record your National Insurance number.

You do not need to record your National Insurance number in the accident book.

An accident book should be used to record all types of accidents. If someone was injured, it must be recorded.

If someone was injured, it needs to be recorded.

If you have suffered an injury at work, you must record the details. This information must be kept confidential under the Data Protection Act and retained for at least 3 years.

Recorded injuries must be kept confidential and retained for at least 3 years.

If you’ve visited your doctor and they say you have contracted Weil’s disease while working on-site, you must inform your employer because they will have to inform the Health and Safety Executive.

If you contract Weil’s disease on site, your employer must report it to the Health and Safety Executive.

If you get a small cut on your finger while working, you should report it immediately and get treatment if necessary.

Report minor injuries like small cuts immediately.

We can all help prevent accidents on site by reporting unsafe working conditions as soon as we notice them.

We must report unsafe working conditions immediately to help prevent accidents on site.

Summing up

As you can see from the CSCS test revision notes above, this section focuses primarily on what you as an employee should do if there’s an accident at work.