Introduction
An employer has a duty to investigate accidents and 'near misses' that occur within the work environment. Local authority inspectors have the statutory power to investigate notifiable accidents under RIDDOR.
What is RIDDOR?
RIDDOR stands for the Reporting of Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995.
How does RIDDOR affect me?
RIDDOR places a legal duty on employers, the self employed, and people in control of premises, to report some work related accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences. Reports must be made to the relevant enforcing authority for their workplace or via the Health and Safety Executive website.
The law requires the following work-related incidents to be reported
- deaths
- major injuries
- over 3-day injuries - where an employee or self employed person has an accident, and the person is away from work or unable to work normally for more than 3 days
- injuries to members of the public where they are taken to hospital
- work related diseases
- dangerous occurrences, when something happens that doesn't actually result in a reportable injury but which might have done
Reporting accidents
Accidents can be reported via the Health and Safety Executive website.
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