Risk Management - Injury & Incident Reporting - What are Low-Risk Incidents?

• Minor injuries e.g. scrapes or bumps to the body that do not require medical attention beyond basic first aid.
• Non-communicable illnesses that result in a volunteer, program participant, or third party needing to sit out of an activity or to be sent home.
• Behavioral problems, or verbal conflicts between participants, parents, or volunteers that necessitate staff or volunteer intervention.
• Other incidents at the discretion of the Extension Employee that do not rise to the level of a high-risk incident. 

Note: There is some grey area within these examples that will require an employee to use professional judgement. When in doubt, treat an incident as "high risk."

Risk Management - Injury & Incident Reporting - Using Professional Judgement for Reporting 

Questions? Contact hr@extension.wisc.edu.