RIDDOR Changes Take Effect from 1st October

1st October 2013

From 1st October 2013, RIDDOR 2013 comes into force, introducing changes to simplify the existing reporting requirements.

RIDDOR (Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013) is the law that requires employers, and other people in control of work premises, to report and keep records of serious workplace accidents, occupational diseases and specified dangerous occurrences.

Reporting certain incidents is a legal requirement, and from 1st October, several updates to the reporting requirements take effect in the following areas:

  • the classification of ‘major injuries’ to workers is being replaced with a shorter list of ‘specified injuries’;
  • the previous list of 47 types of industrial disease is being replaced with eight categories of reportable work-related illness;
  • fewer types of dangerous occurrence require reporting.

There are no significant changes to the reporting requirements for fatal accidents, accidents to non-workers (members of the public), and accidents which result in the incapacitation of a worker for more than seven days.

Recording requirements remain broadly unchanged, including the requirement to record accidents resulting in the incapacitation of a worker for more than three days. How an accident at work is reported and the criteria that determine whether an incident should be investigated remain the same.

Dave Charnock, HSE policy lead said:

“The aim is to simplify and clarify reporting requirements, whilst ensuring that a useful supply of information is retained.”

For a copy of the updated guide to RIDDOR 2013, click here or contact the HSE for further information.

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