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Recording and Reporting Accidents - RIDDOR Major Injuries



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

The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) require employees to record all workplace accidents and to report some of them to the authorities.  

RIDDOR applies to all employers (including the self-employed) and covers everyone at work (including those on work experience and similar schemes and self employed workers engaged by you).  It also includes non-workers, such as visitors or members of the public affected by the work.

For information on the RIDDOR Regulations click here.

The following are major injuries for the purposes of the legislation

fracture, other than to fingers, thumbs and toes;

amputation;

dislocation of the shoulder, hip, knee or spine;

loss of sight (temporary or permanent);

chemical or hot metal burn to the eye or any penetrating injury to the eye;

injury resulting from an electric shock or electrical burn leading to unconsciousness, or requiring resuscitation or admittance to hospital for more than 24 hours;

any other injury leading to hypothermia, heat-induced illness or unconsciousness, or requiring resuscitation, or requiring admittance to hospital for more than 24 hours;

unconsciousness caused by asphyxia or exposure to a harmful substance or biological agent;

acute illness requiring medical treatment, or loss of consciousness arising from absorption of any substance by inhalation, ingestion or through the skin;

acute illness requiring medical treatment where there is reason to believe that this resulted from exposure to a biological agent or its toxins or infected material.

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Additional Reading

How to Report an Accident
Investigating Accidents

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