Health and safety - accident reporting

Reportable Incidents

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)

These regulations cover the requirements to report any death/major injury or any over three-day injury to employee or self-employed person and certain diseases or dangerous occurrences, which could have lead to a reportable injury. (Also certain incidents involving members of the public!)

Employee Information and Insurance

• Employers Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Regulations 1969
  Requires all employees to have employers liability insurance and for this to
  be on display for staff to see.
• The Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations 1989
  Requires the display of an approve poster entitled "Health and Safety Law" available from HSE books.

Provision of Equipment and Facilities

• Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981
  Covers the provisions for rendering first aid to employees if they are injured or become ill at work and address the requirements for first aid equipment, appointed persons and trained first aiders.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Regulations 1992

These regulations cover the provision of suitable PPE where all other controls are exhausted and the assessment, maintenance, information, instruction and training required.

Find out more about accident reporting on the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website.