What Is RIDDOR?

Summary

RIDDOR, which stands for Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations, is a law that says employers and those in charge of workplaces must report and keep records of specific incidents. This includes: * Accidents at work that result in someone’s death; * Accidents causing specific serious injuries that are deemed reportable; * Cases where someone is diagnosed with certain industrial diseases; * Incidents with the potential to cause harm. If something serious like any of the above happens in a workplace, the law requires an employer to report and keep a record of it under RIDDOR. Since 1st October 2013, RIDDOR 2013 has been in effect, bringing important changes to reporting requirements. The key changes aimed to simplify reporting by: * Replacing the term ‘major injuries’ with a shorter list of specified injuries; * Replacing the previous list of 47 types of industrial diseases with eight categories of reportable work-related illness; * Reducing the number of dangerous occurrences that require reporting. Despite these changes, reporting requirements for fatal accidents, accidents involving non-workers (like members of the public), and accidents causing a.

Key information

• •Accidents at work that result in someone’s death;
• •Accidents causing specific serious injuries that are deemed reportable;
• •Cases where someone is diagnosed with certain industrial diseases;
• •Incidents with the potential to cause harm.
• •Replacing the term ‘major injuries’ with a shorter list of specified injuries;
• •Replacing the previous list of 47 types of industrial diseases with eight categories of reportable work-related illness;
• •Reducing the number of dangerous occurrences that require reporting.
• •Someone at work experiences a significant injury;
• •A person is unable to work for more than seven consecutive days due to a work-related injury;
• •Someone who is not at work gets injured due to a work-related accident and is taken to the hospital for treatment, or if a specified injury occurs on hospital premises;
• •A person dies because of a work-related accident or occupational exposure to a biological agent;
• •An employee’s injury leads to their death within a year of the accident, even if the injury was already reported;

Practical guidance

• •Source: [What Is RIDDOR?](https://lawhive.co.uk/knowledge-hub/personal-injury/what-is-riddor)

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