Accidents at Work
Reporting of Injuries, Disease and Dangerous Occurrences
RIDDOR means the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995, which came into force on 1 April 1996.
Reporting accidents and ill health at work is a legal requirement. The information enables the enforcing authorities to identify where and how risks arise and to investigate serious accidents. The enforcing authorities can then help and advise you on preventive action to reduce injury, ill health and accidental loss - much of which is uninsurable.
If you are an employer, self-employed or in control of work premises you will have duties under the Regulations to report:
- deaths
- major injuries
- accidents resulting in over 3 day injury
- diseases
- dangerous occurrences
- gas incidents
Online services: Businesses can complete an online form to report a workplace incident on the Riddor website
Additional information: For further information visit www.riddor.gov.uk . Here you can also download an accident report form to send to:
Incident Contact Centre
Caerphilly Business Park
Caerphilly
CF83 3GG
Tel: 0845 3009923
Fax: 0845 3009924
The details provided are used for accident investigation, with the primary objective of preventing a re-occurrence or any further injuries. Employers, please note, it is an offence not to inform the enforcing authorities of accidents, diseases, or dangerous occurrences.
