Recommendation 16

It is disappointing that the UK still does not have an operational comprehensive injury and incident database. Along with indelible marking, such a database is crucial to tracking trends, identifying dangerous goods and enabling fire safety organisations and others to prepare mitigations. We accept that OPSS has prioritised such a database and is working with various stakeholders to identify sources of data and information. However, we note that OPSS has not identified insurance companies, who process claims after incidents involving electrical goods, as a potential source of information. We recommend that OPSS updates us on when a national incident and injury database will be fully operational and accessible. We also recommend that OPSS approach insurance companies with a view to accessing data and information on incidents involving electrical goods.