Changes to Accident Reporting Procedures
30th January 2012
Changes will happen in April 2012 to the RIDDOR procedures for notifying the HSE about accidents.
For further informaion please contact Ian Helyar, Risk Management Director on:
Tel: 0113 2569 3551
Email: ihelyar@bartlettgroup.com
Extension to RIDDOR reporting
RIDDOR reports are now on an on-line reporting system. As part of an efficiency drive, the Health & Safety Executive's board have approved an extension on the post accident absence period from three to seven days for the purposes of notifying incidents under RIDDOR.
Changes to procedure in April 2012
From 6 April 2012, subject to approval from Parliament, changes to RIDDOR's injury reporting requirements will come into effect.
Currently there is a requirement on a 'responsible person' to report over-three-day injuries however this is set to change so that only over-seven-day injuries will need to be reported. This means that work-related injuries where a worker has been incapacitated for more that seven consecutive days must be reported to the relevant enforcing authority. Such an injury must be reported within 15 days of the date of the accident, an increase on the current time limit of 10 days.
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