Guide to RIDDOR

Reportable Injuries Diseases and Dangerous Occurrence Regulations (1995)

What is RIDDOR?

The RIDDOR regulations place responsibilities on employers to report certain matters to the Health and Safety Executive. The confusing thing is knowing what to report and in what time-scales.

RIDDOR – Notifying the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

If there is an accident connected with work and an employee, self-employed person, or even a member of the public are injured, then you may need to contact the HSE to advise them of the situation. However, you are then likely to come under investigation with Inspectors demanding to see your H&S Management System and not just a file on the shelf. They will want to see that it has been implemented and then will certainly want to interview your workforce.

Would you be confident that your staff would be able to confirm that they are working in line with what the Risk Assessment says?

RIDDOR Reporting

Failure to report a major injury, three day injury, reportable disease or dangerous occurrence to the HSE within 10 days can lead to prosecution. With fines running at a lower court maximum of £5000*, having a Health and Safety Management System to manage and minimise risks is essential.

How MHL can help you with RIDDOR.....

As an mhl support client you will have access to our 24 hour support line so that in the event of any incident, no matter how serious, you can obtain access to guidance and support so you know what your RIDDOR obligations are.

Of course in the event of a serious accident, incident, we will be onsite to support you through any difficult times and will always liaise with the enforcing authorities on your behalf and provide onsite support with our criminal defence lawyers.

The documentation contained within the system will help you to ensure that all H&S issues which fall under the RIDDOR regulations are documented efficiently and simply.

Our approach to Risk Management focuses on best practice. By outsourcing to mhl support you will be able to free up resources to improve your overall efficiency and profitability, whilst ensuring legal compliance with RIDDOR.

*Taken from .hse.gov.uk/pubns/hsc15.pdf

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