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

Your Responsibilities Under RIDDOR

Further details can be found on the Health and Safety Executive’s website.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/RIDDOR/

You should report any of the following that happens to a member of the public, including a parent or child, or an employee on your premises:

• A death or major injury, which includes a fracture (but not of fingers, thumbs or toes), an amputation, dislocation, permanent or temporary loss of sight, and an injury from an electric shock;
• A reportable disease;
• A dangerous occurrence, which didn’t but could have resulted in a reportable injury;
• An injury resulting in hospital admission.

Remember! You are also required to report such incidents, as well as various other events, to Ofsted.