08 October 2008To report an accident at work visit: www.riddor.gov.uk.
If you are an employer, self employed or in control of work premises you have duties under RIDDOR.
RIDDOR stands for the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995. This legislation places a duty on employers to report work-related:
to their Health and Safety Enforcement Authority.
Why should I report?
Reporting accidents and ill health at work is a legal requirement. The information enables the enforcing authorities to investigate serious accidents and to identify where and how risks arise then help them to advise on preventive action to reduce injury, ill health and accidental loss.
Do the regulations affect me?
If you are an employer, self-employed or in control of work premises you will have duties under the Regulations.
I'm self-employed, what do I 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 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 but it should be reported within the following 10 days.
How do I report?
Download or print a form:
Who do I report to?
All accidents, injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences may be reported to the Incident Contact Centre, a single point of contact for receiving all incidents in the UK.You can report incidents by any of the following routes:
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.
Further information on RIDDOR '95:
A Guide to the reporting of Injuries, Diseases, and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995
(L73) ISBN 0-7176-1012-8
Available from HSE Bookfinder:
HSE Books
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