RIDDOR – Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013.
How does RIDDOR influence health and social care setting?
When an accident is reported via RIDDOR, this alerts the enforcing authorities to investigate the more serious incidents. Reports enable the HSE or the local authorities to identify where and how health and safety risks arise, reveal trends and help target activities.
How does reporting accidents promote health and safety?
Reporting and recording are legal requirements. The report tells the enforcing authorities for occupational health and safety (HSE and local authorities) about serious incidents and cases of disease. Records also help to prevent injuries and ill health, and control costs from accidental loss.
What is a cost of poor health and safety?
Costs of poor health and safety at work Millions of working days are lost due to work-related illness and injury. Thousands of people die from occupational diseases. Around a million workers self-report suffering from a work-related illness. Several hundred thousand workers are injured at work.
What are the 3 categories reportable under RIDDOR in a care home?
RIDDOR reportable occupational diseases
- Carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Severe cramp of the hand or forearm.
- Occupational dermatitis.
- Hand-arm vibration syndrome.
- Occupational asthma.
- Tendonitis or tenosynovitis of the hand or forearm.
- Any occupational cancer.
What are the common risks in health and social care settings?
The typical hazards include: Moving and handling. Slips and trips. Violence, aggression or challenging behaviour….Whilst specific hazards to people using care services may also include:
- Falls from windows and balconies.
- Scalding and burning.
- Bedrail entrapment.
- Legionella.
What should I report to RIDDOR?
When do I need to report an incident?
- accidents resulting in the death of any person.
- accidents resulting in specified injuries to workers.
- non-fatal accidents requiring hospital treatment to non-workers.
- dangerous occurrences.
Where should you report your health and safety concerns?
If you think health and safety laws are being broken, putting you or others at risk of serious harm, you can report your concerns to the HSE (or the local authority).
What accidents should be reported to Riddor?
What things must be reported to RIDDOR?
What is reportable dangerous occurrences?
Dangerous occurrences the collapse, overturning or failure of load-bearing parts of lifts and lifting equipment; plant or equipment coming into contact with overhead power lines; the accidental release of any substance which could cause injury to any person.
