23rd May 2024

RIDDOR Guidance Updated

What’s Happened

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released updates to its guidance in order to help organisations to understand how and when to submit a report under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR).

What’s Changed?

The recent changes do not include any changes to the legal requirements, although the updates do include more direct links to guidance on types of reportable incidents to help organisations decide whether a report is required, as well as improved guidance on who should and should not report under RIDDOR.

The guidance also details what is meant by a ‘work-related’ accident, information on when an occupational disease is not reportable, and increased clarity on when an ‘over-7-day’ absence should be reported.

The HSE has also made some minor changes to the RIDDOR reporting forms, namely:

• questions about the severity of injuries have been front-loaded to help you quickly decide if your incident is reportable
• pop-up messages now redirect you if the incident is not reportable
• guidance has been improved to make the forms easier to use
• injured or affected people now have an increased number of options when completing the gender field.

You can access the updated guidance here. If you have queries on RIDDOR, don’t hesitate to contact the health and safety team on 0300 303 5228.