RIDDOR: IOSH wants your views

17 January 2011

In October last year, Lord Young published his report ‘Common Sense, Common Safety’. One of the recommendations in the report was to increase the period a workplace injury needs to be reported from three days to seven days.

To move this recommendation forward, the HSE will launch a three-month consultation exercise in the coming weeks. As part of this consultation, IOSH would like to hear the views of its members.

Currently, if an employee is absent from work for more than three days due to an accident or injury they suffered while at work, the employer is required to report the incident to either the HSE or its local authority. Lord Young’s recommendation is that the three-day period increases to over seven consecutive days – in line with a GP ‘fit note’ for sickness absence.

How can members get involved?

IOSH is asking its members for their thoughts on the proposed change to the reporting of injuries and illnesses (RIDDOR). Visit the Condocs' section of our website where a summary of the document and how you can submit your views will be posted soon.

Dr Luise Vassie, IOSH’s Executive Director for Policy, urged as many members as possible to get involved. “It’s vitally important IOSH members make their voice heard. Once the consultation period finishes, we’ll be making a formal submission to the HSE with IOSH’s views on RIDDOR, so if any member has views, experiences and ideas on the proposed changes to accident reporting, then please get in touch via the website.”  

Listen to more about what Dr Vassie has to say on the consultation on our Audioboo channel.