Set up the lists and notifications used when recording health and safety
Set up the lists and notifications used when recording health and safety incidents. You need the Manage School Settings and Details permission for this page (recording incidents itself uses a different permission).
The page has four sections:
1. Incident Types
The types your school classifies incidents by (for example Cut/graze, Head injury, Near miss). When staff record an incident they must pick at least one type.
- Add — type the name in the text box and click Add (the button enables once you've typed something).
- Edit — click the type name or the pencil icon, change the text, then Update (or Cancel).
- Remove — click the trash icon and confirm.
2. Actions Taken
The follow-up actions staff can select when recording an incident (for example First aid given, Caregiver phoned, Sent to sickbay). Add, edit and remove them exactly as for incident types. At least one action is required on every incident.
3. Health & Safety Officer(s)
A read-only list of the staff members who hold the Health and Safety Officer role. Officers are not managed on this page — assign the role through your school's user/role management. Officers can receive notifications for every new incident (below).
4. Notification Settings
Choose who is notified when a new incident is recorded, then click Save Notification Settings:
- H&S Officer — mobile notifications and/or email notifications.
- Teacher — mobile notifications and/or email notifications. Teachers are notified for incidents involving students in their home class.
- Notify users for self-entered incidents — whether the person who recorded the incident also receives the notification.
Where are Severities and Locations set up?
The Severity and Location dropdowns on the incident form are standard school lists, not part of this page. Update them through your school's list configuration (the same place you edit other dropdown lists).
Screenshot: Configuration page showing the four sections