This document outlines the UK's Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR). It summarizes that employers must notify the enforcing authority if any work-related accidents or incidents result in a fatality, major injury, over-3-day injury, or specified dangerous occurrence. A written report is required within 10 days. Employees must not tamper with evidence at an incident site and leave investigation to supervisors. RIDDOR also has reporting requirements for some occupational diseases.

1. REPORTING OF INJURIES etc ORGANISATION
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous
Occurrences Regulations 1995 PEOPLE ACTIVITY/TASK REPORT TO
The relevant Enforcing Authority must be notified
if an incident results in any of the following:
 Fatality as a result of an accident
 Major injury to a person at work as the result
of an accident
 An accident which results in a not at work
being taken to hospital
 A dangerous occurrence
Notification must be
followed by a written report
within ten days on form
F2508 Following a RIDDOR incident, Employees must never
tamper, interfere or remove evidence or potential evidence
from the site. They must also not allow any person to
tamper, interfere or remove evidence or potential evidence
from an incident site without explicit instructions from
supervisor, manager or other company official.
RIDDOR also has reporting requirements for incidents with the following
outcomes:
 Absence from normal work for over three days – no written
report required
 Death of an employee within a year from a reportable
accident
 Specific occupational diseases
Notification for occupational diseases on
form F2505A
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2. On back of 12 - 33 INVESTIGATIONS INFORM, INSTRUCT and TRAIN
Vehicular
ZONE CONTROL SYSTEM
Name of Injured Employee ______________________
Date of Accident ______________________________
Job Title _____________________________________________
RISK
PPE Issues
Housekeeping
Prevention
FIRE
RIDDOR
File System
Zone Control
Electrical
Signs
Contractors
Man. Handling
First Aid
Auditing
COSHH
Investigations
Time of Accident ______________________________________
GROUND LEVEL Initials
Department __________________________________________
Location of Accident ___________________________________
Name of Witness(s) ____________________________________
Description of Accident _________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Task Being Performed __________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Equipment, Tools, Personal Protective Equipment, Procedures Being Used
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Description of Injury/Illness (include accident type, injury type and body part injured)
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Describe All Contributing Factors _________________________
Description of Work Area _______________________________
Injured Employee's Account of Accident __________
_____________________________________________________
Witness’s Account of Accident: (Name, title, address, phone number)
_____________________________________________________
What Were the Basic Causes of the Accident (usually multiple causes)?
_____________________________________________________
Corrective Measures to be Implemented to Prevent Similar Reoccurrence
_____________________________________________________
Investigator’s Name ___________________________________
Date of Investigation __________________________________
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