Accidents at Work
If you are an employer, self-employed or in control of work premises you are required by law (The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995) to report some work-related accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences.
You must report the following:
- A death or major injury
- An over-three-day injury (that is when an employee or self-employed person has an accident at work and is unable to work for over three days but does not have a major injury)
- A work-related disease
- A dangerous occurrence (that is when something happens that does not result in a reportable injury but which evidently could have done)
- A member of the public taken from your premises to hospital
Since April 2001 the procedure for reporting has been simplified so it is possible to report all cases to a single point - the Incident Contact Centre at Caerphilly. You can report accidents by telephone, fax, via the Internet, or by post. The telephone service is available Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm. If you use the Internet or telephone service you will be sent a copy of your report. You are required to keep a record of reported incidents for inspection by visiting officers.
Contacting the Centre
Address:
Incident Contact Centre
Caerphilly Business Park
Caerphilly
CF83 3GG
Email: riddor@natbrit.com
Internet: www.riddor.gov.uk
Telephone: 0845 300 9923 (charged at local rate)
