{"id":10713,"date":"2025-05-27T15:45:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/pages\/article\/riddor\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T15:47:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:47:37","slug":"riddor","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/article\/riddor\/","title":{"rendered":"RIDDOR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RIDDOR stands for\u00a0<strong>R<\/strong>eporting of\u00a0<strong>I<\/strong>njuries,\u00a0<strong>D<\/strong>iseases and\u00a0<strong>D<\/strong>angerous\u00a0<strong>O<\/strong>ccurrences\u00a0<strong>R<\/strong>egulations 2013<\/p>\n<p>RIDDOR requires deaths and injuries to be reported only when:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There has been an accident which caused the injury<\/li>\n<li>The accident was work-related<\/li>\n<li>The injury is of a type which is reportable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/article\/what-is-a-competent-person-under-hse-regulations\/\">HSE<\/a> defines an \u2018accident\u2019 as:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>In relation to RIDDOR, an accident is a separate, identifiable, unintended incident, which causes physical injury. This specifically includes acts of non-consensual violence against people at work.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Injuries themselves, eg \u2018feeling a sharp twinge\u2019, are not accidents. There must be an identifiable external event that causes the injury, eg a falling object striking someone. Cumulative exposures to hazards, which eventually cause injury (eg repetitive lifting), are not classed as \u2018accidents\u2019 under RIDDOR.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/233867475\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The HSE defines\u00a0\u2018work-related\u2019 as:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>RIDDOR only requires you to report accidents if they happen \u2018out of or in connection with work\u2019. The fact that there is an accident at work premises does not, in itself, mean that the accident is work-related \u2013 the work activity itself must contribute to the accident. An accident is \u2018work-related\u2019 if any of the following played a significant role:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>The way the work was carried out<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Any machinery, plant, substances or equipment used for the work or<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The condition of the site or premises where the accident happened<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The HSE defines\u00a0\u2018reportable\u2019 injuries as:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The following injuries are reportable under RIDDOR when they result from a work-related <a href=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/article\/ppe-personal-protective-equipment\/\">accident<\/a>:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>The death of any person (Regulation 6)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Specified Injuries to workers (Regulation 4)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Injuries to workers which result in their incapacitation for more than 7 days (Regulation 4)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Injuries to non-workers which result in them being taken directly to a hospital for treatment, or specified injuries to non-workers which occur on hospital premises. (Regulation 5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More details about RIDDOR is available on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/riddor\/index.htm\">HSE website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RIDDOR stands for\u00a0Reporting of\u00a0Injuries,\u00a0Diseases and\u00a0Dangerous\u00a0Occurrences\u00a0Regulations 2013 RIDDOR requires deaths and injuries to be reported only when: There has been an accident which caused the injury The accident was work-related The injury is of a type which is reportable The HSE defines an \u2018accident\u2019 as: In relation to RIDDOR, an accident is a separate, identifiable, unintended [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[1059],"tags":[19],"class_list":["post-10713","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","category-reporting-of-injuries-diseases-and-dangerous-occurrences-regulations-riddor","tag-riddor"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>RIDDOR -\u00a0Reporting of\u00a0Injuries,\u00a0Diseases &amp;\u00a0Dangerous\u00a0Occurrences\u00a0Regulations<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"RIDDOR requires deaths and injuries to be reported only when: There has been an accident which caused the injury The accident was work-related...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/article\/riddor\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"RIDDOR -\u00a0Reporting of\u00a0Injuries,\u00a0Diseases &amp;\u00a0Dangerous\u00a0Occurrences\u00a0Regulations\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"RIDDOR requires deaths and injuries to be reported only when: There has been an accident which caused the injury The accident was work-related...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/article\/riddor\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Online Health &amp; 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