ORGH.GEN.160 Reporting of safety-related occurrences

• Regulation (EU) 2025/20 found in: Ground Handling (GH) (2025/23 and 2025/20) (Nov 2025)

#### ORGH.GEN.160 Reporting of safety-related occurrences *Regulation (EU) 2025/20* (a) As part of its management system referred to in point [ORGH.MGM.200](#_DxCrossRefBm752106518) of this Annex, the ground handling organisation shall establish and maintain a reporting system for safety-related occurrences and events that meets the requirements of [Regulation (EU) No 376/2014](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/376/oj) and [Regulation (EU) 2018/1139](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1139/oj), as well as their delegated and implementing acts. This system shall include mandatory and voluntary reporting. (b) The ground handling organisation shall report: (1) to the competent authority of the Member State of occurrence, as well as to any other organisation required to be informed by the Member State of occurrence, any safety‑related event or condition that endangers or, if not corrected or addressed, could endanger an aircraft, its occupants or any other person, and in particular any accident or serious incident; (2) the dangerous goods events to the appropriate authority of the Member State of occurrence. (c) The ground handling organisation shall also transmit the occurrence report referred to in point (b) to the aerodrome operator where the event occurred and the affected aircraft operator. If relevant, the report shall also be transmitted to the air traffic services provider and any other ground handling organisation concerned that operates at the aerodrome of the occurrence. (d) The occurrence reports shall: (1) be transmitted to the respective authorities referred to in point (b) and to the organisations referred to in point (c) as soon as practicable, but no later than 72 hours after the ground handling organisation became aware of the occurrence, unless exceptional circumstances prevent this; and (2) contain all pertinent information about the condition known to the ground handling organisation at the time of reporting. (e) For reports referred to in point (b), the ground handling organisation shall produce, when relevant, a follow-up report providing details of actions it intends to take to prevent similar occurrences in the future, as soon as these actions have been identified. The follow-up report shall be: (1) sent to the entities referred to in points (b) and (c); (2) made in a form and manner established by the competent authority referred to in point (b)(1) or, in the case of dangerous goods, by the appropriate authority referred to in point (b)(2).