The filing for a work accident claim begins with RIDDOR 95. Also known as the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995, this law requires employers to report fatal and specific non-fatal injuries involving workers and members of the public to the government.
To put it a bit more plainly, RIDDOR requires employers or other people who are in control of the work premises to report and keep the records involving an accident. In the event that the employer is not available, a manager or supervisor takes over this responsibility.
The following information is required from an employer, manager, or supervisor:
• Work-related deaths
• Serious injuries
• Cases of diagnosed industrial disease
• Dangerous occurrences or near miss incidents
Based on a change implemented on April 6, 2012, only injuries that lead to workers who are not able to return to work for more than seven consecutive days, because of a work accident, need to be reported by an employer, manager, or supervisor.
This is a change from the old requirement, being that anything more than three consecutive days must be reported.
And while anything less than seven days does not need to be reported, an employer, manager, or supervisor still needs to keep a record of the accident if a worker is still incapacitated for more than three consecutive days.
