Accident reporting going online
Health and Safety Executive introduces new arrangements for online reporting of injuries and accidents
FROM 12 September 2011, reportable work-related injuries and incidents under RIDDOR (the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995) will move to a predominantly online system, with a suite of seven forms available on the Health and Safety Executive’s website to make the statutory reporting process quick and easy.
However, the HSE has confirmed that businesses will still be able to notify fatal and major incidents and injuries by phone following the changes to the reporting arrangements.
Trevor Carlile, the HSE’s director of strategy, said: ‘More than half of reportable injuries are already notified to the HSE through the website and this proportion has been increasing steadily over the past seven years. Taking advantage of the growing use of the Internet allows the HSE to be more efficient in the way it works.
‘We do recognize, however, that people reporting a traumatic event still need that personal interaction, so the notification of fatal and major incidents and injuries will still take place by phone.’
In a move to improve efficiency further and deliver value for taxpayers, the HSE’s Infoline telephone service, which currently provides a basic information service to callers, will end on 30 September 2011.
Instead, businesses seeking information and official guidance on health and safety issues are being encouraged to use the HSE’s website, which offers free-of-charge access to a huge knowledge bank, including information regarding the most frequent health and safety enquiries, such as those on RIDDOR reporting, first aid, and the health and safety responsibilities of new businesses.
The website has recently been enhanced with a suite of new resources for businesses, including: interactive risk-assessment tools for low-risk organizations; Health and Safety Made Simple – a straightforward step-by-step guide on what small and low-risk businesses need to do to achieve a basic level of health and safety compliance; and expanded FAQs to answer common queries.
FROM 12 September 2011, reportable work-related injuries and incidents under RIDDOR (the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995) will move to a predominantly online system, with a suite of seven forms available on the Health and Safety Executive’s website to make the statutory reporting process quick and easy.
However, the HSE has confirmed that businesses will still be able to notify fatal and major incidents and injuries by phone following the changes to the reporting arrangements.
Trevor Carlile, the HSE’s director of strategy, said: ‘More than half of reportable injuries are already notified to the HSE through the website and this proportion has been increasing steadily over the past seven years. Taking advantage of the growing use of the Internet allows the HSE to be more efficient in the way it works.
‘We do recognize, however, that people reporting a traumatic event still need that personal interaction, so the notification of fatal and major incidents and injuries will still take place by phone.’
In a move to improve efficiency further and deliver value for taxpayers, the HSE’s Infoline telephone service, which currently provides a basic information service to callers, will end on 30 September 2011.
Instead, businesses seeking information and official guidance on health and safety issues are being encouraged to use the HSE’s website, which offers free-of-charge access to a huge knowledge bank, including information regarding the most frequent health and safety enquiries, such as those on RIDDOR reporting, first aid, and the health and safety responsibilities of new businesses.
The website has recently been enhanced with a suite of new resources for businesses, including: interactive risk-assessment tools for low-risk organizations; Health and Safety Made Simple – a straightforward step-by-step guide on what small and low-risk businesses need to do to achieve a basic level of health and safety compliance; and expanded FAQs to answer common queries.
