So, what does RIDDOR mean? Firstly, RIDDOR stands for Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations. This means, the employer or person in charge of a workplace is responsible for logging RIDDOR if an incident occurs. Reports should be logged as soon as possible, but they have to be logged in ten days. If you are an employee and witness an incident, you must report it to a superior member of staff in order for it to be reported as a RIDDOR incident.

Once a RIDDOR incident has been reported, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will investigate the report. If an incident results in a death or extremely serious injury, HSE will look into the workplace. This is to see if relevant Health and Safety regulations are in place and being followed. Should the incident not be that serious, it is unlikely that HSE will take it further. However, you will still need to report the incident if it meets the guidelines below.

https://www.theccm.co.uk/riddor/