All injuries and incidents falling under the RIDDOR definition must be reported to the HSE’s Incident Contact Centre (ICC) either by telephone or online. The ICC will send the Incident Report details to the appropriate enforcing authority i.e. Local Authority or the HSE (Health and Safety Executive).
Work Related Deaths (F2508 form) – report immediately via telephone or online
Work Related Major Injuries (F2508 form) – report immediately via telephone or online
Work Related Over-7-day Injuries (F2508 form) – report within 15 days online
Where an employee has an accident and the person is away from work or unable to work normally for more than 7 days
Work Related Diseases (if notified by a Doctor) (F2508A form) – report online once notified
Work Related Dangerous Occurrences (F2508 form) – report within 10 days online (where something happens that does not result in a reportable injury but is serious enough that if people had been in the area at the time there would have which could have done)
All reportable accidents should be investigated. If you require help knowing how to report an accident at work, when to report an accident at work or need help investigating accidents Safewell’s Retained Health and Safety Adviser service may be just what you need to give you peace of mind.
President of IOSH 2008, Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
I am pleased that you are helping dispel some of the dafter myths that surround OH&S (a passion you and I clearly have in common) and the item clearly indicates that as with so many of our professional colleagues you are not about stopping fun on the pretext of H&S. It is only with the help of people such as yourself that we will eventually get the message across that OH&S is about bringing (as you so aptly put it) purpose and value to peoples lives
