Transcript RIDDOR - Health and Safety for Beginners

RIDDOR
RIDDOR 1995
Reporting Incidents
Coldrop
What is RIDDOR ?
 Reporting of
 Injuries
 Diseases
 Dangerous Occurrences
 Regulations
 1995
Why should you report ?
 It is a legal requirement to report incidents
 Reporting incidents help enforcing
authorities to identify risks and investigate
serious accidents
Who has responsibility to report ?
 If you are an employer, in control of
premises or self-employed, you have a
legal duty to report incidents
What is reportable ?
 Death
 Major Injuries
 Accidents resulting with over a 3 day injury
 Diseases
 Dangerous Occurrences
 Gas incidents
Who do I report to ?
You contact the
 INCIDENT CONTACT CENTRE
 Caerphilly Business Park
Caerphilly
CF83 3GG
 Tel 0845 3009923
 Online by filling in the form on the website
 Fax 08453009924
Keeping Records
 You must keep a record of any reportable
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injury, disease or dangerous occurrence.
Including……………
Date of report
Method of reporting (see previous slide)
Date, time and place of incident
The personal details of those involved
A brief description of the incident
Further Information
For a list of reportable incidents, visit the
RIDDOR website
 www.riddor.gov.uk
 For a guide to RIDDOR from HSE books
(L73) ISBN 0-7176-1012-8.