Incident Management: Introduction

It is HSE Policy that all incidents when identified should be immediately managed in accordance with this Incident Management Policy.

This will ensure that;

• the health and safety of those affected is the primary focus of attention and
• the incidents are reported, investigated and acted on effectively and with the appropriate level of urgency.

The identified causes of incidents will, where appropriate, be managed and resolved locally. Lessons that are applicable nationally will be applied nationally.

All HSE and HSE funded services are required to apply the HSE policy for management of incidents. 

A National Incident Management Process has been established that supports the services in the management of incidents that may require expertise and support beyond that available at a local level.

A small number of incidents that require direct HSE corporate support are escalated further to the Serious Incident Management Team that will directly manage the incident.

Contact

John Kenny
Directorate Programme Manager
Email: john.kenny@hse.ie

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