What's new at HSE » RIDDOR http://news.hse.gov.uk News and updates from the Health and Safety Executive Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:52:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Free - Health and safety in catering event http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/20/free-health-and-safety-in-catering-event/?rss=RIDDOR Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:00:12 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=11412 Copeland Business Support Group free health and safety in catering training event, 27 October, Hensingham, Whitehaven. The event includes advice and information on accident reporting, legionella control, slips and trips, catering safety, plus other areas.

Find out more about this free health and safety catering event

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/10/20/free-health-and-safety-in-catering-event/feed/ Contacting HSE out of hours http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/05/26/contacting-hse-out-of-hours/?rss=RIDDOR Tue, 26 May 2009 06:35:25 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=7848 Information on contacting HSE out of hours has been updated.

View contacting HSE out of hours details

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/05/26/contacting-hse-out-of-hours/feed/ HSE RIDDOR website re-launched http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/04/24/hse-riddor-website-re-launched/?rss=RIDDOR Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:30:20 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=7257 The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) website has been re-launched with a new structure and style as well as the addition of a number of new features including:

  • Reporting online, by email, post and out of hours,
  • Improved navigation,
  • What is RIDDOR?
  • What must I do?
  • What is reportable?

View the updated RIDDOR site

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2009/04/24/hse-riddor-website-re-launched/feed/ Local Authority News - November http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/11/28/local-authority-news-november/?rss=RIDDOR Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:59:30 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=5089 Final edition in current format, from December becomes ‘Partnership News’ as live updates on HSE’s Local Authority Unit web pages.

 LA News final edition

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/11/28/local-authority-news-november/feed/ Local Authority News http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/11/17/local-authority-news/?rss=RIDDOR Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:02:59 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=5040 The November edition of LA News is now available, some of the items covered in this edition are: fatal accidents and RIDDOR reports, sharing good practice - Environmental Health Officer’s views, latex gloves your opinion, product safety recall - Jo -El electric carbon monoxide detector 822611…

View November LAU newsletter

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/11/17/local-authority-news/feed/ HSE publishes health and safety statistics for 2007/08 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/29/hse-publishes-health-and-safety-statistics-for-200708/?rss=RIDDOR Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:35:17 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4962 New statistics published by the HSE today reveal a reduction in the numbers of people killed, injured or made ill by work during 2007/08.

View press release regarding health and safety statistics for 2007/08

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/29/hse-publishes-health-and-safety-statistics-for-200708/feed/ Health and safety statistics 2007/8 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/29/health-and-safety-statistics-20078/?rss=RIDDOR Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:30:23 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4957 Latest release - health and safety statistics 2007/08 presenting the latest top level statistics on work-related ill health, workplace fatalities and injuries, and enforcement in Great Britain.

Health and safety statistics 2007/8

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/10/29/health-and-safety-statistics-20078/feed/ DVD - Signposts for health and safety http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/08/29/dvd-signposts-for-health-and-safety/?rss=RIDDOR Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:20:58 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4727 A compilation of films for small businesses, Originally broadcast on BBC2 as 10 half-hour programmes. A variety of small businesses show how they have successfully dealt health and safety issues. The content has been updated as much as possible to reflect for example, recent changes to smoking in the workplace and noise exposure limits.

Signposts for health and safety - DVD

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/08/29/dvd-signposts-for-health-and-safety/feed/ Operations notice 30 update - July 2008 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/31/operations-notice-30-update-july-2008/?rss=RIDDOR Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:05:13 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4613 Operations notice 30 - This notice explains the arrangements for reporting injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences offshore under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995.

View Operations notice 30

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/31/operations-notice-30-update-july-2008/feed/ Violence statistics table updated http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/31/violence-statistics-table-updated/?rss=RIDDOR Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:29:04 +0000 HSE http://news.hse.gov.uk/?p=4610 Table showing the number and estimated rate per 100,000 workers of injuries caused by violence at work, reported through RIDDOR to HSE and Local Authorities, by financial year and injury severity

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/31/violence-statistics-table-updated/feed/ RIDDOR quaterly statistics update http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/04/riddor-quaterly-statistics-update/?rss=RIDDOR Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:33:08 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/07/04/riddor-quaterly-statistics-update/ This data is a snap shot for 2007/08 quarter 4 taken from the live database held at the Incident Contact Centre (ICC). Its purpose is to provide an early indication of the latest trends in accidents to employees reported under Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR).

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/07/04/riddor-quaterly-statistics-update/feed/ A guide to the RIDDOR 1995 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/06/05/a-guide-to-the-riddor-1995/?rss=RIDDOR Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:10:45 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/06/05/a-guide-to-the-riddor-1995/ This new edition of A guide to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 contains the same regulations (with minor changes to regulation 2) but brings the associated guidance up to date, particularly in relation to the changes in reporting arrangements and the need to use the Incident Contact Centre.

Further details and pricing information

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/06/05/a-guide-to-the-riddor-1995/feed/ Amendments to RIDDOR quarries guidance http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/06/04/amendments-to-riddor-quarries-guidance/?rss=RIDDOR Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:22:30 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2008/06/04/amendments-to-riddor-quarries-guidance/ Alterations have been made to Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) following the Quarries Regulations 1999 that replaced various legislation including Quarries (Explosives) Regulations 1988.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/06/04/amendments-to-riddor-quarries-guidance/feed/ In-year Riddor analysis – Quarter 1 2007/08 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/21/in-year-riddor-analysis-%e2%80%93-quarter-1-200708/?rss=RIDDOR Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:30:11 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/12/21/in-year-riddor-analysis-%e2%80%93-quarter-1-200708/ This data is a snap shot from the live ICC database held at the Incident Contact Centre, HSE’s point of contact for receiving workplace incident reports. Its purpose is to provide an early indication of the latest trends in accidents to employees reported under RIDDOR.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/12/21/in-year-riddor-analysis-%e2%80%93-quarter-1-200708/feed/ RIDDOR accident trends – Quarter 1 2007/08 http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/10/02/riddor-accident-trends-%e2%80%93-quarter-1-200708/?rss=RIDDOR Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:19:32 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/10/02/riddor-accident-trends-%e2%80%93-quarter-1-200708/ This data is a snap shot providing an early indication of the latest trends in accidents to employees reported under RIDDOR.

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]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/10/02/riddor-accident-trends-%e2%80%93-quarter-1-200708/feed/ Offshore hydrocarbon leak reduction report http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/08/22/offshore-hydrocarbon-leak-reduction-report/?rss=RIDDOR Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:01:55 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/08/22/offshore-hydrocarbon-leak-reduction-report/ This SPC contains links to the report on the findings of the process integrity National Inspection Project. In April 2000, HSE initiated a campaign to reduce RIDDOR reportable hydrocarbon releases offshore to 50 % of the 1999-2000 baseline year, the target was to be achieved by April 2004.

This semi-permanent circular is published under the Freedom of information Act.

Read SPC/Tech/OSD/28 [PDF 268kb]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/08/22/offshore-hydrocarbon-leak-reduction-report/feed/ RIDDOR Data – Falls from vehicles http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/07/19/riddor-data-falls-from-vehicles/?rss=RIDDOR Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:11:00 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/07/19/riddor-data-%e2%80%93-falls-from-vehicles/ A new report using RIDDOR data from 2000 to 2005 has been released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The objectives of this report are:

  • Identify trends in RIDDOR data for falls from vehicles.
  • Provide recommendations to reduce the number of incidents.
  • Highlight areas where interventions may be the most effective.

Read the report [112kb PDF]

]]> http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/07/19/riddor-data-falls-from-vehicles/feed/ Reporting of incidents in the workplace - RIDDOR http://news.hse.gov.uk/2007/04/02/reporting-of-incidents-in-the-workplace/?rss=RIDDOR Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:08:33 +0000 HSE http://www.hsenews.com/2007/04/02/reporting-of-incidents-in-the-workplace/ An easy way to report incidents in the workplace. Employers, the self-employed and those in control of premises have a legal duty to do so under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR).

Find out how to report an incident in the workplace

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