A duty holder must-
- within 48 hours, inform the chief inspector by means of telephone, facsimile or similar means of communication of-
(i) a major incident; or
(ii) an incident that brought the emergency plan into activation;
- investigate and submit a written preliminary incident report to the chief inspector within seven days after an emergency occurrence and a major incident;
- submit a final report as soon as reasonably practicable but not later than six months after the incident;
- investigate and record all near misses in a register which must at all times be available for inspection by an inspector and the local government.