{"id":16860,"date":"2025-07-09T12:25:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T12:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/?page_id=16860"},"modified":"2025-09-24T13:45:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:45:01","slug":"environmental-incident-form","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/policies-and-strategies\/environmental-incident-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Report an Environmental Incident \/ Near Miss"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-16860\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-16860-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-16860-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-16860-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_bcn_widget widget_breadcrumb_navxt panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\"><div class=\"breadcrumbs\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\"><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Sustainability.\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\" class=\"home\"><span property=\"name\">Sustainability <\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-16860-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-16860-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-16860-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-contact-form panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-contact-form so-widget-sow-contact-form-default-f040f583ed65-16860\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Environmental Incident \/ Near Miss Report<\/h3>\t<form\n\t\taction=\"\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16860\"\n\t\tmethod=\"POST\"\n\t\tclass=\"sow-contact-form\"\n\t\tid=\"contact-form-697d\"\n\t>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-form-field sow-form-field-name\">\n\t\t\t\t<label class=\"sow-form-field-label-above\" for=\"sow-contact-form-field-what-is-your-name-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat is your name?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-field-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\ttype=\"text\"\n\t\t\tname=\"what-is-your-name-1\"\n\t\t\tid=\"sow-contact-form-field-what-is-your-name-1\"\n\t\t\tvalue=\"\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-text-field\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-form-field sow-form-field-email\">\n\t\t\t\t<label class=\"sow-form-field-label-above\" for=\"sow-contact-form-field-what-is-your-email-address-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat is your email address?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-field-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\ttype=\"email\"\n\t\t\tname=\"what-is-your-email-address-1\"\n\t\t\tid=\"sow-contact-form-field-what-is-your-email-address-1\"\n\t\t\tvalue=\"\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-text-field\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-form-field sow-form-field-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<label class=\"sow-form-field-label-above\" for=\"sow-contact-form-field-what-is-your-job-title-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat is your job title?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-field-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\ttype=\"text\"\n\t\t\tname=\"what-is-your-job-title-1\"\n\t\t\tid=\"sow-contact-form-field-what-is-your-job-title-1\"\n\t\t\tvalue=\"\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-text-field\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-form-field sow-form-field-select\">\n\t\t\t\t<label class=\"sow-form-field-label-above\" for=\"sow-contact-form-field-were-you-directly-involved-in-this-event-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t\t\tWere you directly involved in this event?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-field-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<select\n\t\t\tname=\"were-you-directly-involved-in-this-event-1\"\n\t\t\tid=\"sow-contact-form-field-were-you-directly-involved-in-this-event-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option selected ><\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option\n\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"Yes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYes\t\t\t\t\t<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option\n\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"No\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNo\t\t\t\t\t<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/select>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-form-field sow-form-field-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<label class=\"sow-form-field-label-above\" for=\"sow-contact-form-field-on-what-date-did-the-event-occur-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t\t\tOn what date did the event occur?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-field-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\ttype=\"text\"\n\t\t\tname=\"on-what-date-did-the-event-occur-1\"\n\t\t\tid=\"sow-contact-form-field-on-what-date-did-the-event-occur-1\"\n\t\t\tvalue=\"\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-text-field\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-form-field sow-form-field-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<label class=\"sow-form-field-label-above\" for=\"sow-contact-form-field-at-what-time-did-the-event-occur-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t\t\tAt what time did the event occur?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-field-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\ttype=\"text\"\n\t\t\tname=\"at-what-time-did-the-event-occur-1\"\n\t\t\tid=\"sow-contact-form-field-at-what-time-did-the-event-occur-1\"\n\t\t\tvalue=\"\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-text-field\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-form-field sow-form-field-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<label class=\"sow-form-field-label-above\" for=\"sow-contact-form-field-location-of-the-event-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t\t\tLocation of the event\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-field-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\ttype=\"text\"\n\t\t\tname=\"location-of-the-event-1\"\n\t\t\tid=\"sow-contact-form-field-location-of-the-event-1\"\n\t\t\tvalue=\"\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-text-field\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-form-field sow-form-field-checkboxes\">\n\t\t\t\t<label class=\"sow-form-field-label-above\" for=\"sow-contact-form-field-was-the-event-an-incident-or-near-miss-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t\t\tWas the event an incident or near miss?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-field-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"Incident\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"was-the-event-an-incident-or-near-miss-1[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"sow-contact-form-field-was-the-event-an-incident-or-near-miss-1-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"sow-contact-form-field-was-the-event-an-incident-or-near-miss-1-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncident\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"Near Miss\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"was-the-event-an-incident-or-near-miss-1[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"sow-contact-form-field-was-the-event-an-incident-or-near-miss-1-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"sow-contact-form-field-was-the-event-an-incident-or-near-miss-1-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNear Miss\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-form-field sow-form-field-checkboxes\">\n\t\t\t\t<label class=\"sow-form-field-label-above\" for=\"sow-contact-form-field-what-was-the-nature-of-the-incident-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat was the nature of the incident\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-field-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"Fire\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"what-was-the-nature-of-the-incident-1[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"sow-contact-form-field-what-was-the-nature-of-the-incident-1-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"sow-contact-form-field-what-was-the-nature-of-the-incident-1-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFire\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"Explosion\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"what-was-the-nature-of-the-incident-1[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"sow-contact-form-field-what-was-the-nature-of-the-incident-1-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"sow-contact-form-field-what-was-the-nature-of-the-incident-1-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplosion\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"Spillage, leakage or uncontrolled discharge of substance\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"what-was-the-nature-of-the-incident-1[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"sow-contact-form-field-what-was-the-nature-of-the-incident-1-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"sow-contact-form-field-what-was-the-nature-of-the-incident-1-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpillage, leakage or uncontrolled discharge of substance\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"Spillage of hazardous or restricted substances e.g. oil, chemical, paint\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"what-was-the-nature-of-the-incident-1[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"sow-contact-form-field-what-was-the-nature-of-the-incident-1-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"sow-contact-form-field-what-was-the-nature-of-the-incident-1-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpillage of hazardous or restricted substances e.g. oil, chemical, paint\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"Emission to air of gas, dust, fumes or other pollutants\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"what-was-the-nature-of-the-incident-1[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"sow-contact-form-field-what-was-the-nature-of-the-incident-1-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"sow-contact-form-field-what-was-the-nature-of-the-incident-1-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmission to air of gas, dust, fumes or other pollutants\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"Pollution of water courses, surface water drains, foul water sewers\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"what-was-the-nature-of-the-incident-1[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"sow-contact-form-field-what-was-the-nature-of-the-incident-1-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"sow-contact-form-field-what-was-the-nature-of-the-incident-1-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPollution of water courses, surface water drains, foul water sewers\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"Contamination of land, flora, fauna\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"what-was-the-nature-of-the-incident-1[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"sow-contact-form-field-what-was-the-nature-of-the-incident-1-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"sow-contact-form-field-what-was-the-nature-of-the-incident-1-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContamination of land, flora, fauna\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"Damage to archaeology, listed building, local heritage\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"what-was-the-nature-of-the-incident-1[]\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"sow-contact-form-field-what-was-the-nature-of-the-incident-1-7\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"sow-contact-form-field-what-was-the-nature-of-the-incident-1-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDamage to archaeology, listed building, local heritage\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"checkbox\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"Noise, Litter, light, odour, vibration or other 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