Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences (RIDDOR) Regulations 1995

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The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992

The Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations 1989

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences (RIDDOR) Regulations 1995

Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002

Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992

Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998

Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1993

Noise at Work Regulations 1989

Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992

Electricity at Work Regulations 1989

Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002

Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981

Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998

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Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences (RIDDOR) Regulations 1995

Find out more about RIDDOR with the esafetysigns overview:

	Introduction
	What Should Be Reported
	When Should Reports Be Made
	Accident Record Keeping
	Usefull Links

Introduction

RIDDOR is the instruction to employers to inform the Health and Safety Executive or local authority about work accidents resulting in death, personal injury or sickness where an employee is off work for more than 3 days.

Records must be kept of all such accidents at the workplace for at least 3 years.

Accident books must be kept where an employer employs ten or more persons on the same premises. (If the employment is at a mine, quarry or factory, accident books must be kept regardless of the number of employees.)

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What Should Be Reported

Reporting accidents and ill health at work is a legal requirement. The information enables the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and local authorities, to identify where and how risks arise, and to investigate serious accidents. They help provide advice on how to reduce injury, and ill health in the workplace.

	Deaths
	Major Injuries
	Over 3 -day Injuries
	Reportable Disease
	Dangerous Near Misses
	Gas Incidents

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When Should Reports Be Made

Although the Regulations specify varying timescales for reporting different types of incidents, it is advisable to ring and report the incident as soon as possible by calling the Incident Contact Centre on 0845 300 99 23.

In cases of death, major injury, or dangerous occurrences, you must notify the enforcing authority without delay, most easily by calling the Incident Contact Centre on 0845 300 99 23.

Cases of over-three day injuries must be notified within ten days of the incident occurring.

Cases of disease should be reported as soon as a doctor notifies you that your employee suffers from a reportable work-related disease.

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Accident Record Keeping

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, for example: