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Posted 23-12-2010

HSE Press Release:

The Health and Safety Executive has agreed a plan for the publication of
consultation documents on proposed changes to the Reporting of Injuries,
Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR).

In his report on health and safety, Lord Young recommended that RIDDOR be
amended 'by extending to seven days the period before an injury or accident
needs to be reported'. In line with commitments made in the Government's
formal response to the report - HSE will open a three month consultation in
January 2011.

Under current rules when an employee is absent from work for more than
three days following an incident or injury at work, employers are required to
report the incident to the relevant enforcing authority - either HSE or the local
council.

The proposed amendment increases this 'over three day' period to over seven
consecutive days. This change would align the incident reporting threshold
with that for obtaining a 'fit note' from a GP for sickness absence, and would
ensure that someone who has suffered a reportable injury has had a
professional medical assessment.

Judith Hackitt, HSE Chair said;

"The Board discussed the proposals at length, and asked for some additional
work to be done prior to the launch of the consultation in January.

"Whilst there will be some obvious advantages in reducing the reporting

requirements on business, there will be other factors which need to be taken
into account. We hope that interested parties will use the consultation
exercise to provide the range of perspectives we need to consider in order for
us to advise the Government appropriately."

The consultation paper will be published on www.hse.gov.uk the week

commencing 17 January 2011. The deadline for responses will be 11 April
2011. HSE will then consider the responses, and expects to be in a position
to submit recommendations to the Secretary of State by the end of May.

Posted in H&S News

Tagged as riddor, hse, legislation, accidents, and fit note

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