ADVERTORIAL
Healthy Working Lives helps you get it right The recent amendments to simplify some aspects of the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) are now in place. These changes reflect the recommendation made in the Löfstedt report ‘Reclaiming health and safety for all: An independent review of health and safety legislation.’ The changes are designed to simplify the reporting requirements in these areas: • A shorter list of ‘specified injuries’ will replace the current list of major injuries’ • The existing schedule detailing 47 types of industrial disease is being replaced with eight
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categories of reportable work-related illness. • Fewer types of ‘dangerous occurrence’ will require reporting. There are no significant changes to the reporting requirements for: • Fatal accidents. • Accidents to non-workers (members of the public). • Accidents which result in the incapacitation of a worker for more than seven days. These changes came into force on the 1st of October 2013.
Robert Fisher of the Healthy Working Lives Adviceline said “like any change in legislation it may throw up some questions from businesses about what they should and should not report. Our free confidential Adviceline can discuss these matters with you and make sure you comply with the changes in reporting of accidents” The Healthy Working Lives Adviceline 0800 019 2211 is available Monday to Friday 9:00 am until 5:00pm Further information on the changes is available on the HSE website RIDDOR.