RIDDOR injury reporting after handling objects β€” Reference Guide

Scope: objects only. This guidance covers the handling of inanimate objects, materials and loads.

This objects-only guide explains Great Britain statutory injury reporting. Report an injury, near miss, defect or concern promptly through your workplace procedure. The responsible person decides whether a statutory report is required; do not wait for a RIDDOR threshold before raising a problem.

Accidents, records and deadlines

  • A work-related accident causing death or a specified injury to a worker needs notification without delay, followed by a report received within 10 days. One specified-injury example is a fracture other than to a finger, thumb or toe; it is not the complete list.
  • Incapacity for more than seven consecutive days after a work-related accident is reportable within 15 days of the accident. Count weekends and rest days; exclude the accident day. Being unable to perform normal duties can count even if the person attends on light duties.
  • More than three consecutive days of incapacity must be recorded, using the same day-count principle. This threshold alone does not require a RIDDOR report.
  • A non-worker injured in a work-related accident may fall within a separate reporting category if taken directly from the scene to hospital for treatment. Examination or an X-ray alone is not treatment.
  • Gradually developing back ache is not automatically a reportable accident. Certain diagnosed occupational diseases have separate reporting rules and stated exposure conditions. For example, tendonitis or tenosynovitis of the hand or forearm can be reportable with physically demanding, frequently repetitive work. The responsible person should check the written diagnosis and applicable criteria.

Check the full statutory criteria at HSE reportable incident types, HSE reporting deadlines and HSE occupational diseases.

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