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HSE RIDDOR Reporting Now Online

The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has announced that, from September 12 2011, all reportable work related injuries and incidents under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) will move to a predominantly online system.

Seven forms will be available on HSE’s website for reporting incidents. Businesses will still be able to notify fatal and major incidents and injuries by telephone.

Trevor Carlile, HSE’s director of strategy, said: “More than half of reportable injuries are already notified to HSE through the website and this proportion has been increasing steadily over the past seven years. Taking advantage of the growing use of the internet allows HSE to be more efficient in the way it works. We do recognise, however, that people reporting a traumatic event still need that personal interaction, so the notification of fatal and major incidents and injuries will still take place by phone.”

The HSE’s Infoline telephone service will end on September 30. The HSE’s website currently receives 26 million visits every year, and is already the most popular option for accessing health and safety information, with 100 times more visitors than Infoline has callers.

The website features information on the most frequent health and safety enquiries, such as RIDDOR reporting, first aid and the health and safety responsibilities of new businesses. Health and safety advice is also available via the Government’s websites for businesses www.businesslink.gov.uk and www.direct.gov.uk, and more information can be found at www.hse.gov.uk.

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