Despite all the precautionary measures taken, there are a few unfortunate occurrences that cannot be totally avoided at a workplace. Accidents for example are a case in point. Similarly, there is the case of industrial diseases or even sometimes the unfortunate situation of a work -related deaths. All these need to be reported under RIDDOR by the employer. Every employer therefore needs to know at least the basics of the reporting. Thankfully, there is lots of help available with RIDDOR reports London, in the form of specialized consultants, who can help you understand the various things that you need to report and how to report.
These days, thanks to the advent of the internet, employers just need to fill out an online form, for completing the reporting purpose. The online form is also not difficult to fill, since there are FAQs that will help you with the entire process. There are guidelines provided on the online source of HSE (Health, Safety & Environment) that you just need to follow in order to complete the online reporting process. Similarly, there is also a dedicated telephone service that is offered by HSE for reporting major incidents. There is also a provision for submission of reports by post too that is available.
Certain accidents that lead to an employee being absent from work also need to be reported. For instance, if an employee is absent for three consecutive days, due to an injury resulting at the work place, then such an instance needs to be recorded. The records are important too for there could be situations when the authorities concerned may ask you to show them. Similarly, if an employee is not able to attend to work for seven consecutive days, due to a workplace injury, it too needs to be reported.
There are also specific ‘dangerous occurrences’ that also need to be reported. One good example for such an occurrence is the leak of any dangerous substance. There could be also a case of any equipment in an industry hitting the power lines. Such incidents need to be reported, even if they were not to lead to any injury. Anyone working with flammable gas are required to report any kind of injury happening at the work place as part of the report.
There could be also instances when ‘non-workers’, could also be injured. These non-workers can include customers, service users, or even a passer-by. If at all they get injured at your workplace and are taken to a hospital for any kind of treatment, such incidents to need to be reported.