Accident Reporting and Recording
Immediate response, internal reporting, near misses, evidence preservation and the boundary around statutory reporting.
How to prepare for the CITB Operatives test
Connect hazard recognition with safe action: stop, protect, follow the site system and escalate to the right competent person.
Core concepts
Concept 1
The first priorities are to prevent further harm, summon the site's emergency response and obtain appropriate first aid.
Exam cue: Deal with immediate danger and casualties before routine paperwork.
Concept 2
Accidents, injuries, occupational symptoms, dangerous occurrences and near misses should be reported promptly through the site system.
Exam cue: Record what happened, where and when, not guesses about blame.
Concept 3
The responsible employer or other dutyholder decides whether a statutory report is required; an operative should provide accurate facts rather than diagnose the legal category.
Exam cue: Report near misses because they expose control failures even when nobody was injured.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Moving equipment or cleaning the area before it is safe and evidence needs have been considered.
Guardrail: Do not solve a missing guard, isolation, barrier, competent plan or engineering control only with a warning or PPE.
Reporting only injuries that cause time off work.
Guardrail: Do not solve a missing guard, isolation, barrier, competent plan or engineering control only with a warning or PPE.
Assuming the injured person personally submits every statutory report.
Guardrail: Do not solve a missing guard, isolation, barrier, competent plan or engineering control only with a warning or PPE.
Memory anchors
Safe, Help, Report
Prevent further harm, get emergency or first-aid help and notify the site.
Near Miss, Near Warning
No injury does not mean no learning; report the failed control.
Facts Before Fault
Record observable events and conditions without inventing causes.
Preserve When Safe
Do not disturb relevant evidence unless rescue or risk control requires it.
Internal First
Use the site's reporting route so the responsible dutyholder can assess external notification.
Symptoms Count
Report work-related health symptoms early as well as sudden injuries.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
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Continue learning
Move forward only after this module is stable.
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