In 1996 the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations came into force, these regulations are referred to as RIDDOR. These regulations place a legal duty on employers to report certain accidents, injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences to us. The main categories of incidents that should be reported are:

• Where an employee cannot carry out their normal duties for more than 3 days following an injury at work
• A major injury to an employee
• A major injury to a non employee
• A fatal incident
• A dangerous occurrence
• A prescribed disease

For more details or if in doubt, contact us.

When we receive accident reports, we may carry out an investigation, ask you for more information or offer advice on preventing a recurrence.

Accident reporting also enables statistics to be gathered regarding the types of accidents that are occurring and the types of premises that they are occurring in. This enables trends to be established so that resources can be targeted within that area to hopefully reduce these accidents.