RIDDOR 5
RIDDOR 5 : The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 places a legal duty on employers, the self-employed and those in control of premises to report some work-related accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences to the relevant enforcing authority for their work activity. This can be either the HSE or one of the Local Authorities. The law requires the following work-related incidents to be reported: (1) deaths; (2) major injuries; (3) over 3-day injuries: - where an employee or self-employed person has an accident and the person is away from work or unable to work normally for more than 3 days; (4) injuries to members of the public where they are taken to hospital; (5) work-related diseases; and (6) dangerous occurrences: - where something happens that does not result in a reportable injury but which could have done
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