RIDDOR Changes - April 2012 update

New Regulations on Over Seven Day Reporting Introduced from April 6th

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released details of the upcoming changes to their RIDDOR regulations, due to come into effect from April 6th 2012.

The main changes are as follows:

The reporting requirement for over-three-day injuries changes to become over-seven-day injuries.  From April 6th, work-related injuries must be reported where they have resulted in a worker becoming incapacitated for more than seven consecutive days, not including the day of the accident (but including rest days and weekends).  They must be reported within 15 days of the date of the accident.  Over-3-day injuries must still be formally recorded (but not reported) if a worker has been incapacitated for more than 3 consecutive days.

The HSE’s “A guide to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995” has also been updated to reflect the changes to online and telephone reporting.  The telephone reporting service remains for fatal and major injuries only (via the Incident Contact Centre, on 0845 300 9923).  All types of incident can be reported online at www.hse.gov.uk/riddor, using the appropriate form, which is automatically then submitted to the RIDDOR database.  Reporting also remains available by post.

Updated RIDDOR ebook

To reflect the latest changes, we have also updated our downloadable "What is RIDDOR" ebook, which provides you with a summary of the latest regulations.