Updated advice from HSE
THE Health and Safety Executive has issued an updated leaflet giving employers advice on how to report health and safety incidents, and how to use the HSE’s new incident contact centre.
All employers have a legal duty to report the following work-related health and safety incidents, as specified in RIDDOR 1995: deaths; major injuries; over-three-day injuries; injuries to members of the public that require hospital treatment; work-related diseases; and dangerous occurrences which could potentially result in reportable injuries.
The incident contact centre (ICC), which is open between 8.30am and 5pm Monday to Friday, provides a single point of contact for all employers in England, Scotland and Wales. Reports can be made by telephone or via the Internet, email, fax or post.
HSE director general Timothy Walker said: ‘The ICC offers an integrated service to employers and provides considerable benefits for business. It cuts down on paperwork and helps duty-holders to discharge their legal obligations with the minimum of fuss.’
Copies of ‘RIDDOR reporting: What the incident centre can do for you’ are available from local HSE offices or by contacting HSE Books on tel: +44 (0)1787 881 165; fax: +44 (0)1787 313 995.
