RIDDOR
The rules within the Reporting of Dangerous
Diseases and Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) stipulate that an employer
must report to them any incident that leads to an employee suffering an
injury that renders him unable to work for a period of 3 says or more. There
are other criteria for serious injuries or related accidents but the general
3 day rule is one that employers seem to be struggling with.
Almost 600 patients attending the Royal
Liverpool University Hospital (RLUH) who had suffered
work related accidents
reportable under RIDDOR were interviewed by the researchers.
The team, led by Dr Graham Kemp and Professor Simon Frostick of the
University's Faculty of Medicine, then followed up these cases to establish
whether they had been correctly reported to the relevant enforcement
authority - usually the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Fewer than one in
3 accidents had been notified.
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