Reporting Accidents and Ill-Health in the Workplace

If you are an employer, self-employed or in control of work premises, you are required under RIDDOR to report some work-related accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences.

What is RIDDOR?

RIDDOR stands for the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995.

 

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.

 

You must report all of the following:

• a death or major injury;
• an over-three day injury (that is when an employee or self-employed person has an accident at work and is unable to work for over three days, but does not have a major injury);
• a work related disease; and
• a dangerous occurrence (this is when something happens that does not result in a reportable injury, but which clearly could have done).

How Can Incidents be Reported?

You can report incidents in a variety of ways, by telephone, fax, via the internet or by post, making it more convenient for you.  (The telephone service is available Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5.00 pm).  You can still report directly to your local HSE office or local authority (by phone and then on form 2508 or 2508A), and these reports will be forwarded to the Incident Contact Centre (ICC) for processing.

 

If you use the internet or telephone service you may not have your own copy of the official reporting forms (2508 and 2508A) - there is a requirement to keep a record of reported incidents for inspection by visiting officers.  To help with this you will be sent a copy of your report and given the chance to correct any errors.

Further information

Further information can be found on the HSE website (www.hse.gov.uk) (this is an external hyperlink).

 

If you would like to discuss any of the above, please contact as by email at regulatory@fareham.gov.uk or by telephone on 01329 236100.