Workplace accident reporting (RIDDOR)
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)
The law requires certain work-related injuries, diseases and dangerous occurences to be reported to the enforcing authority for health and safety (this may be the local council or the Health and Safety Executive).
What needs to be reported?
- Death or major injuries to an employee or a self-employed person working on your premises
- Death or hospitalisation of a member of the public
Must be reported without delay (usually by telephone) and followed up with a completed F2508 form within 10 days.
- Over three day injury to an employee or a self-employed person working on your premises
- Disease suffered by an employee that is related to work activities
- Dangerous occurrence that does not result in a reportable injury but which clearly could have done
Must be reported with a completed F2508/F2508A form within 10 days.
This can be done by contacting the Incident Contact Centre (ICC) directly or complete the notification form When completed the ICC will inform the Enforcing Authority for your business.
You can report to the Incident Contact Centre via:
- By phone - 0845 300 9923 (8.30am - 5.00pm)
- By fax - 0845 300 9924 (anytime)
- By Internet - HSE: RIDDOR (anytime)
- By email - riddor@natbrit.com
- By post - Incident Contact Centre, Caerphilly Business Park, Caerphilly, F83 3GG
For more help about accident reporting visit the RIDDOR website.
This page was last updated on 4 November 2011
