Health and Safety

Changes to the reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurences.

From 6 April 2012, subject to parliamentary approval, the reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulation 1995 (RIDDOR's) the over three day injury reporting requirement will change. From then the trigger point will increase from over three days' to over seven days' incapacitation (not counting the day on which the accident happened).

Employers and others with responsibilities under RIDDOR must still keep a record of all over three day injuries - if the employer has to keep an accident book, then this record will be enough.

The deadline by which the over seven day injury must be reported will increase to 15 days from the day of the accident.

New guidance that explains the change will be available to download from the HSE website.

Click here to download