Updates to RIDDOR guidance | Consensus HR in Herts, Beds
Latest blog: Health & Safety – RIDDOR
There are no changes to legal requirements, but the updated guidance will help you understand how and when to submit a report under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR).
The improvements are based on feedback from stakeholders.
Main changes to the guidance:
- more direct links to guidance on types of reportable incidents to help you decide whether a report is required.
- improved guidance on who should and should not report under RIDDOR.
- improved guidance on what is meant by a ‘work-related’ accident.
- information on when an occupational disease is not reportable.
- increased clarity on when an ‘over-7-day’ absence should be reported.
Main changes to the forms:
- questions about severity of injuries have been frontloaded to help you quickly decide if your incident is reportable.
- pop-up messages now redirect you if the incident is not reportable.
- guidance has been improved to make the forms easier to use.
- injured or affected people now have increased number of options when completing the gender field.
Find the updated guidance on RIDDOR
Our HR comment:
Our HR comment: Updates to RIDDOR guidance | Consensus HR in Herts, Beds
Matthew Chilcott, FCIPD, ACEL, Owner of Consensus HR comments: “This new updated guidance from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) is another great, user friendly tool for business owners when having to report under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) and brings me back to when I worked for Forte Restaurants, Welcome Break and Veolia Water and reportable occurrences happened. The Guidance provided here, is clear, user friendly and in plain English, thus allowing all businesses to ensure, that should the need occur, they can report the incident correctly. I also like the ability to fill in forms directly on your computer rather than having to print them off and complete.
