Reporting Of Injuries, Diseases And Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)
When there is an accident connected with work to either an employee or a member of the public, which involves death or being taken to hospital, then the employer must notify health and safety Executive (HSE) without delay. A completed accident form must follow this within 10 days. Failure to carry out these requirements is a criminal offence and may lead to prosecution. There is a long list of reportable diseases injuries and dangerous occurrences, but these include;
-Acute illness requiring medical treatment where there is reason to believe that this resulted from exposure to a biological agent, its toxins or infected material
-Certain poisonings, including mercury
-Electrical short circuit or overload causing fire or explosion
-Accidental release of any substance which may damage health.
The employer must keep a record of the event, which must include the date and method of reporting, the date, time and place of the event, personal details of those involved and a brief description of the nature of the event or disease.
These health and safety regulations produce site regulations within the organization, some of these site regulations are:
-Exit doors should not be blocked or egresses impeded from a space.
-Required exit doors must swing in direction of exit travel.
-Door wedges or items to hold open a door that is intended to be closed to prevent the spread of fire should not be used.
-Doors or objects that either swing or protrude into a hall, corridor or aisles shall not diminish the hall, corridor or aisle by more than one half its width.
-Tenant and rated fire walls shall be made smoke-tight up to the underside of roof deck.
-Maintain clear store aisle width at all times.
-Stock should not be placed closer than 18" from the bottom of a sprinkler head (any stock or shelves or displays).
-Maintain exit and emergency lighting in working condition (bulb replacement, identifying current breakers).
-Provide a properly sized and working fire
-Acute illness requiring medical treatment where there is reason to believe that this resulted from exposure to a biological agent, its toxins or infected material
-Certain poisonings, including mercury
-Electrical short circuit or overload causing fire or explosion
-Accidental release of any substance which may damage health.
The employer must keep a record of the event, which must include the date and method of reporting, the date, time and place of the event, personal details of those involved and a brief description of the nature of the event or disease.
These health and safety regulations produce site regulations within the organization, some of these site regulations are:
-Exit doors should not be blocked or egresses impeded from a space.
-Required exit doors must swing in direction of exit travel.
-Door wedges or items to hold open a door that is intended to be closed to prevent the spread of fire should not be used.
-Doors or objects that either swing or protrude into a hall, corridor or aisles shall not diminish the hall, corridor or aisle by more than one half its width.
-Tenant and rated fire walls shall be made smoke-tight up to the underside of roof deck.
-Maintain clear store aisle width at all times.
-Stock should not be placed closer than 18" from the bottom of a sprinkler head (any stock or shelves or displays).
-Maintain exit and emergency lighting in working condition (bulb replacement, identifying current breakers).
-Provide a properly sized and working fire