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 human beings, assist the injured, safeguard properties and get the situation stabilized so that attention is no longer required. 

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.

An incident must be documented in one of the following reports: Employee Accident Report, Suffolk University Police Report, Office of  Environmental, Health & Safety Accident/Incident Report, Department of Residence Life & Housing Incident Report.