The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR) puts duties on employers, the self-employed and people in control of work premises (the Responsible Person) to report certain serious workplace accidents, occupational diseases and specified dangerous occurrences (including certain categories of near-misses) to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
The regulations set out requirements that define who a 'Responsible' person would be within the organisation, as well as the situations and reporting arrangements for:
The regulations also set out the requirements for recording and record-keeping. In addition, there are specific requirements on mines, quarries and offshore sites that situations cannot be disturbed or tampered with before certain investigations or inspections have taken place.
