The weather’s not the only thing changing at the moment. Come October 1st, 2013, regulations surrounding for the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences (RIDDOR) will undergo a makeover.
The Legislation aims to condense and simplify the list of reportable non-fatal injuries, dangerous occurrences and ill-health conditions in workers.
Unravelling the RIDDOR riddle
The changes to RIDDOR are designed to improve clarity, helping to make the reporting of incidents as simple as possible, whilst building on the foundations of the current legislation.
Even so, it’s not a total fire sale as parts of the existing legislation will remain. These include:
- The recording requirements
- The reporting of incidents, for both employees and members of the public
- The reporting of incidents where a person is incapacitated for more than a week
- And the requirements to preserve an area following an incident
