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Accidents At Work
The Commercial Team in the Environmental Health Section is responsible for enforcing health and safety legislation in certain categories of businesses in North Hertfordshire.
Businesses are legally obliged to report some work-related accident, illness and dangerous occurrences under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR).
The main points to remember are:
- If an employee, or anyone else (such as a customer) has a fatal or major injury (fracture, loss of consciousness or hospitalisation) as a result of an accident connected with work, you must contact your enforcing authority (local council or Health and Safety Executive) as soon as possible to report it.
- Similarly, if there is a dangerous occurrence (explosion, collapse of a scaffold etc) whether or not anyone is injured, you must report it.
- If there is an accident connected with work which results in the injured person being away from work or unable to carry out the full range of their normal duties for more than three days (not counting the day of the injury itself) this must be reported within 10 days of the accident.
- Reporting forms (F2508) are available from
HSE Books
Tel: 01742 892 345
Website: ·www.hsebooks.com
Reporting An Accident
You can report incidents/accidents by telephone, fax, via the internet, by e-mail or by post
- the telephone service 0845 300 9923 is available 0830 to 1700 Monday to Friday
- fax the form F2508 to 0845 300 9924
- for internet reports use www.riddor.gov.uk
- e-mail to riddor@natbrit.com
- post reports to; Incident Contact Centre, Caerphilly Business Park, Caerphilly, CF83 3GG
- you can still report to North Hertfordshire District Council or the Health and Safety Executive, A. W. House, 6-8 Stuart Street, Luton, LU1 2SJ. Telephone 01582 444200
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