Module 1 - Hygiene, Health & Safety Q. Do the 'over three days' absence caused by a reportable accident have to be concurrent with the accident? A. No. If the injured person is at first able to continue working but, after a short period of time, suffers complications/adversity and is then unable to carry out the full range of their normal duties for more than three consecutive days (not including the day the injury was sustained), then the accident is reportable Q. Why don't you see many green fire extinguishers nowadays? A. Two reasons. First, green was the colour coding for extinguishers containing halon. Halon extinguishers are no longer manufactured because halon is a greenhouse gas. Secondly, in Europe it was decided that all new extinguishers should be red ; although they are allowed to have a small coloured panel to indicate the contents of the extinguisher.   close window