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In OHS, all accidents are referred to as incidents, however, not all incidents are accidents because an accident is an occurrence that leads to damage to property, injury to humans or loss of lives. A near miss which is not an accident (there is no damage to property, loss of lives or injury to humans based on the prevailing circumstances) is also referred to as an incident.
The word incident is just an encompassing word used to refer to such occurrences.
An accident is a bad event caused by error or by chance. Accidents are always unintentional, and they usually result in some damage or injury.
While an Incident can be any event that is or may cause to the quality of the service or disrupt the service is an Incident. Failure of a configuration item that has not yet affected service is also an Incident
Very simply put, if there is a financial impact for any reason such as injury, death, hospitalisation, insurance, compensation, loss of man hours, etc, it will be counted as an accident.
Accident mean An unwanted plan unwanted event which result injury damages of property or death
Incident mean Anything which is potiential to cause harm(injury, damage)
An Accident is defined as an unplanned event that results in personal injury or property damage.
An Incident in relation to a workplace that exposes a worker or any other person to a serious risk to a person's health or safety emanating from an immediate or imminent exposure to: an uncontrolled escape, spillage or leakage of a substance.
Accident is a lost of lives and property while incident is negligence to each workers and employee.
According to Occupational health and safety, every event/activity in the work site/area is an incident which could give result either in a positive impact or as a negative impact on the entire location, individual or to a group of indivuduals. Whereas an incident that effects the work site in a negative manner by bringing destruction, damage, loss of life and property is termed as an accident.
The word accident has a negative implication and could result in loss of life, or damage to goods. An incident on the other hand can refer to any even that happens; it could be positive or negative. ... The word 'accident' is defined by Merriam Webster as: an unforeseen and unplanned event or circumstance.
Incident is simoly an "Unplanned event" that disturb the normall process without necessarly causing loss or damage.
An Accident on the other hand is an "Unplanned event" that causes some type of loss in either life or assets or both.
Accident means has a negative implication that can cause or result in loss of life
incidents on the other hand can refer to any even that happens,it could be positive or negative
An accident is an incident that resulted to property damage, human injury or fatality, while incident are generally all unplanned, unexpected events whether near miss or accident
