FRA Incident Reports
This page describes both the voluntary (good practice) and mandatory reporting requirements for significant incidents occurring during the preparation and running of a fell race.
1. Voluntary Reporting
Please report to back to the FRA Secretary on any learning points which you feel might be of interest to other Race Organisers. Examples could be:-
- Things which went particularly well
- Things which went badly (and how the problems could be overcome).
- Any ‘near misses’ in safety or any aspect of race organisation.
- Any poor behaviour on the part of runners, including requests to the FRA to take disciplinary action.
Submit voluntary report online
Download PDF form (for paper reporting)
2. Mandatory reporting
The following incidents MUST be reported if the Race Organiser becomes aware that they have occurred:-
- Any personal injury (whether to runners, officials or spectators) severe enough to need hospital treatment in the opinion of the first-aider at the event. Injuries requiring first-aid administered on the spot do not have to be reported if the first-aid or medical service at the event did not consider the injury serious enough to need further treatment. However an incident form should be submitted if the first-aider advised the casualty to seek further medical help, even if they subsequently decided not to do so.
- Near misses, with the potential to cause serious injury
- Damage to property likely to result in an insurance claim.
- Dangerous occurrences
- Ill health and sickness
Submit mandatory report online
Download PDF form (for paper reporting)
3. Reporting process
Race Organisers should follow the FRA Accident and Incident reporting procedure, supplying the information shown on the above form. The completed form, (or an email containing the relevant information) must be submitted to the FRA Secretary ([email protected]) within 7 days of the accident or incident. In many cases it will be necessary also to inform UK Athletics (UKA) and the FRA Secretary will advise. In these cases the UKA ‘Accident and Incident Report Form’ will be used to inform UKA.