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<p>An incident is any unusual occurrence; a violation of policy; an employee, student, or visitor accident with or without injury; a disturbance that could disrupt University functions; a near miss; or a mishap due to faulty equipment. A response may be necessary by the police, emergency medical services and/or any other departments or agencies in order to protect life, assist the injured, safeguard properties and get the situation stabilized so that attention is no longer required. </p><p>An accident/incident may involve human beings or natural disasters as both the cause and the entity involved in the incident.  It could be a crime, a policy violation, an injury and/or a situation and/or an event of any kind.</p><p>An incident must be documented in one of the following reports: Employee Accident Report, Suffolk University Police Report, Office of  Environmental, Health &amp; Safety Accident/Incident Report, Department of Residence Life &amp; Housing Incident Report.</p><p> </p><table class="confluenceTable"><tbody><tr><th style="text-align: center;" class="confluenceTh">Reviewed by</th><th style="text-align: center;" class="confluenceTh">Date</th></tr><tr><td class="confluenceTd">Incident Support Team</td><td class="confluenceTd">8/7/2013</td></tr></tbody></table>