Accidents at Work
0845 300 99 23 (local
rate).
It is estimated that 1.6 million accidents occur each year in
the workplace with a cost to industry of around £700m. It is,
therefore, important to identify the cause of accidents so that
they can be prevented in future and to reduce injury, ill-health
and costs to businesses.
Businesses should investigate accidents in their
workplace so that they can take steps to reduce the risk of
them happening again.
RIDDOR - Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous
Occurrences Regulations 1995
The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences
Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR), place a legal duty on employers,
self-employed people and people in control of premises to
report:
- work-related deaths;
- major injuries or over-three-day injuries,
- work related diseases,
- and dangerous occurrences (near miss accidents).
For more information visit the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
RIDDOR.
The easiest way to do this is by calling the Incident Contact
Centre (ICC) on 0845 300 99 23 (local rate) or
report it online. You
will be sent a copy of the information recorded and you will be
able to correct any errors or omissions.
Reporting By Post
Print out the appropriate
form (F2508), complete it and post it to:
The Incident Contact Centre,
Caerphilly Business Park,
Caerphilly,
CF83 3 GG.
