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The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations RIDDOR 1995

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The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations RIDDOR 1995

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    1. The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995 Reporting procedures cover: fatalities and major injuries incapacity to work for more than three days specified diseases dangerous occurrences

    2. RIDDOR Covers: employers employees self-employed trainees other people injured on premises

    3. RIDDOR Major injuries include: fracture of: skull, spine, pelvis arm, leg, wrist, ankle amputation through any bone loss of sight (temporary or permanent

    4. RIDDOR Major injuries (continued): certain eye injuries electric shock requiring attention unconsciousness through lack of oxygen acute illness due to exposure to certain materials hospitalisation for more than 24 hours

    5. RIDDOR Reportable occurrences: structural collapses fires and explosions release of gases or other dangerous substances failure of breathing apparatus while in use scaffold collapse contact with or arcing of overhead cables

    6. RIDDOR Reportable diseases: any disease listed in the regulations as ‘reportable’

    7. Social Security Act 1975 and RIDDOR Every accident involving personal injury to an employee must be entered in the accident book by: the employee, or someone acting on behalf of the employee The accident book must be kept accessible An employer must investigate all accidents reported

    8. Reporting to enforcing authorities Since 01 April 2001, you can report accidents and occurrences to the Incident Contact Centre by: telephone fax e-mail post Reporting accidents and occurrences direct to the local HSE Office, on Form F.2508 or F.2508A, is still acceptable.

    9. Report to enforcing authorities F.2508 must be sent to the enforcing authorities in cases of: injury at work resulting in more than three consecutive days’ incapacity death of an employee within one year of sustaining a reportable injury a reportable disease when diagnosed by a registered medical practitioner

    10. RIDDOR: Answers

    11. RIDDOR: Answers

    12. Emergency Procedure Possible emergency situations are: fire uncontained spillage of chemicals or substances failure or partial failure of structures security alerts

    13. Emergency Procedure Occupied premises The occupier should: have an emergency procedure inform all contractors’ employees Unoccupied premises The employer should give employees: information instruction training

    14. Emergency Procedure Employees should: switch off plant, tools and equipment know what to do know where to go Employer should: nominate and identify safe assembly point carry out a role call ensure everyone is accounted for

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