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21. Reporting of accidents and diseases

21.1. National laws or regulations should provide for the reporting of
occupational accidents and diseases to the competent authority.

21.2. All accidents to workers causing loss of life or serious injury should be
reported forthwith to the competent authority and an investigation of these accidents
should be made.

21.3. Other injuries causing incapacity for work for periods of time as may be
specified in national laws or regulations, and prescribed occupational diseases should
be reported to the competent authority within such time and in such form as may be
specified.

21.4. Dangerous occurrences such as:
(a) explosions and serious fires;

(b) the collapse of cranes, derricks or other lifting appliances;
(c) the collapse of buildings, structures or scaffolds, or parts thereof,
should be reported forthwith to the competent authority in such form and manner as
may be prescribed, whether any personal injury has been caused or not.

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