The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) requires the reporting of work-related accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences. It applies to all work activities, but does not apply to all incidents.
Why Should I Report?
Reporting certain accidents and ill health at work is a legal requirement.
What Do I Need to Do?
If a reportable accident, dangerous occurrence or case of disease occurs, you may need to report it to the Public Safety Team in Environmental Health at Bournemouth Borough Council. (01202) 454876
Reporting a Death or Major Injury
If there is an accident connected with work and your employee, or ...
- a self-employed person working on your premises is killed or suffers a major injury (including as a result of physical violence);
- a member of the public is killed or taken to hospital
- .. you must notify the enforcing authority without delay (e.g. telephone).
- Within ten days you must follow this up with a completed accident report form (F2508) available from this office and send it to the Incident Contact Centre by a number of methods:-
By phone: 0845 300 9923 (8.30 am – 5.00 pm)
By Internet: Riddor Webite (anytime)
By email: Riddor
By post: Incident Contact Centre
Caerphilly Business Park
Caerphilly
CF83 3GG
Reporting an Over-Three-Day Injury
An over-three-day injury is one which is not major but results in the injured person being away from work or unable to do their normal work for more than three days (including non-work days).
If there is an accident connected with work (including an act of physical violence) and your employee, or a self-employed person working on your premises, suffers an over-three-day injury:-
- you must send a completed accident report form (F2508) to the Incident Contact within ten days.
Reporting a Disease
If a doctor notifies you that your employee suffers from a reportable work-related disease then ...
- you must send a completed disease report form (F2508A) to the Incident Contact Centre.
The full list of diseases can be found in the detailed guide to the Regulations, or simply ring us to check.
Reporting a Dangerous Occurrence
If something happens which does not result in a reportable injury, but which clearly could have done, then it may be a dangerous occurrence which must be reported immediately (e.g. by telephone).
- Within ten days you must follow this up with a completed accident report form (F2508) sent to the Incident Contact Centre.
The full list of dangerous occurrences can be found in the detailed guide to the Regulations, or simply ring us to check.
I'm Self-Employed. What Do I Need to Do?
If you are working in someone else's premises and suffer either a major injury or an injury which means you cannot do your normal work for more than three days, then they will be responsible for reporting, so, where possible, you should make sure they know about it.
If you or a member of the public is injured while you are working on your own premises, if there is a dangerous occurrence there, or if a doctor tells you have a work-related disease or condition, then you need to report it. However, as a self-employed person you don't need to notify immediately if you suffer a major injury on your own premises.
- Either you or someone acting for you should send in a report form within 10 days to the Incident Contact Centre.
Keeping Records
You must keep a record of any reportable injury, disease or dangerous occurrence. This must include the date and method of reporting, the date, time and place of the event, personal details of those involved and a brief description of the nature of the event or disease. You can keep the record in any form you wish.
Examples of reportable major injuries are:
- fracture other than to fingers, thumbs or toes; amputation; dislocation of the shoulder, hip, knee or spine;
- loss of sight (temporary or permanent);
- chemical or hot metal burn to the eye or any penetrating injury to the eye;
- injury resulting from an electric shock or electrical burn leading to unconsciousness or requiring resuscitation or admittance to hospital for more than 24 hours;
- any other injury: leading to hypothermia, heat-induced illness or unconsciousness; or requiring resuscitation; or requiring admittance to hospital for more than 24 hours.
The full list of major injuries can be found in the detailed guide to the Regulations, or simply ring us to check.
Dangerous occurrences examples include:
- collapse, overturning or failure of load-bearing parts of lifts and lifting equipment;
- explosion, collapse or bursting of any closed vessel or associated pipework;
- failure of any freight container in any of its load-bearing parts;
- plant or equipment coming into contact with overhead power lines;
- electrical short circuit or overload causing fire or explosion.
The full list of dangerous occurrences can be found in the detailed guide to the Regulations, or simply ring us to check.
Examples of reportable diseases include:
- certain poisonings;
- some skin diseases such as occupational dermatitis, skin cancer, chrome ulcer, oil folliculitis/acne;
- lung diseases including: occupational asthma, farmer's lung, pneumoconiosis, asbestosis, mesothelioma;
- infections such as: leptospirosis; hepatitis; tuberculosis; anthrax; legionellosis and tetanus.
The full list of reportable diseases can be found in the detailed guide to the Regulations, or simply ring us to check.
References
A Guide to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 - Health and Safety Executive (1999) ISBN 0-7176-2431-5 priced at £7.95
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