Notification of occupational accidents

If one of your employees is injured during working hours and has to stay off work for more than the day of the injury, as the employer, you are required to report the accident to the Danish WEA. The notification must take place as quickly as possible and not later than nine days after the first day where the employee did not show up for work because of the industrial injury.

You can report the industrial injury by using an electronic system (EASY) or by using special forms that you can obtain from the Danish WEA or the National Board of Industrial Injuries. Both institutions are entitled to demand more information about the duration of the period of absence.

If your place of business has more than ten employees you must remember that the safety organisation or safety representative at the place of business must always have access to the notification submitted. The injured party must also have a copy.