The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and

Dangerous Occurrences Regulations

(RIDDOR) 1995
 Reporting procedures
cover:
 fatalities and major
injuries
 incapacity to work for
more than three days
 specified diseases
 dangerous
occurrences
2.1
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 Covers:
 employers
 employees
 self-employed
 trainees
 other people injured on
premises
 RIDDOR
Major injuries include:
fracture of:
 skull, spine, pelvis
 arm, leg, wrist, ankle

 amputation through any

bone

 loss of sight (temporary or

permanent
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Major injuries
(continued):
 certain eye injuries
 electric shock requiring
attention
 unconsciousness through lack of
oxygen
 acute illness due to exposure to
certain materials
 hospitalisation for more than
24 hours
 RIDDOR
Reportable occurrences:
 structural collapses
 fires and explosions
 release of gases or other dangerous substances
 failure of breathing apparatus while in use
 scaffold collapse
 contact with or arcing of overhead cables
 RIDDOR

Reportable diseases:

• any disease listed in the

regulations as ‘reportable’
 Social Security Act 1975 and
RIDDOR
Every accident involving personal injury to an
employee must be entered in the accident
book by:
 the employee, or
 someone acting on behalf of the employee
The accident book must be kept accessible
An employer must investigate all accidents reported
 Reporting to enforcing
authorities
Since 01 April 2001, you can report accidents and
occurrences to the Incident Contact Centre by:
 telephone
 fax
 e-mail
 post
Reporting accidents and occurrences direct to the local
HSE Office, on Form F.2508 or F.2508A, is still acceptable.
 Report to enforcing authorities

F.2508 must be sent to the enforcing

authorities in cases of:
 injury at work resulting in more than three consecutive
days’ incapacity
 death of an employee within one year of sustaining a
reportable injury
 a reportable disease when diagnosed by a registered
medical practitioner
 RIDDOR: Answers
Details of employee injury Days off Hrs in Tick if RIDDOR applies
(normal working Monday to work hospital
Friday 8.00 am to 5.00 pm)
1 Sprained arm 1 day nil  The ‘light duty’ counts as
(put on ‘light duty’ 5 days off work
with 5 days off
normal job)

2 Broken arm 30 days 4 hrs  Any fracture

but not toes
and fingers
3 Broken finger 1 day 3 hrs No

4 Broken finger 4 days 3 hrs  This is because of more

than
3 days off work
5 Dermatitis 1 day nil  Only if confirmed by
doctor

6 Sprained ankle on 2 days nil  4 days not available for

Thursday, returns to work (includes Sat and
work on Tuesday Sun)
 RIDDOR: Answers
Details of employee injury (normal Days off Hrs in Tick if RIDDOR applies
working Monday to Friday 8.00 am to 5.00 work hospital
pm)
7 Amputation of finger 2 days 6 hrs  Any amputation

8 Vibration white finger nil nil  Only if confirmed by

a doctor

9 Twisted ankle 4 days nil  3 days or more off

work

10 Twisted ankle 1 days 3 hrs No

11 Electric shock (not unconscious) 2 days nil No

12 Electric shock (unconscious) 2 days 25 hrs  Unconscious-

ness
13 Electrical fault causing fire but N/A N/A 
workshop out of use for only 24
hours
14 6 metre high scaffold collapses N/A N/A  Over 5 metres
high
 Emergency Procedure

Possible emergency situations are:

 fire

 uncontained spillage of chemicals or

substances
 failure or partial failure of structures

 security alerts
 Emergency Procedure
Occupied premises
The occupier should:
 have an emergency procedure
 inform all contractors’ employees
Unoccupied premises
The employer should give employees:
 information
 instruction
 training
 Emergency Procedure
Employees should:
 switch off plant, tools and equipment
 know what to do
 know where to go
Employer should:
 nominate and identify safe
assembly point
 carry out a role call
 ensure everyone is accounted for