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Posted By STEVE
Could anyone please assist further
Am I correct in believing that if an employee has been signed off from work for a month with the above,then this is reportable under RIDDOR,Schedule 3, Column1(12)-traumatic inflamation of the tendons of the hand.
This is confirmed on Doctors note,who has requested that his person after further attention should have a further month off due to same condition.
Should the employer or responsible person acknowledge this information in the Accident Book as requested, or is it just for them to put a copy of the note in the persons personal file
Any assistance most welcome
Steve
ps
injury due to repetitive movement(printing industry)
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Posted By Heather Aston
Steve
Yes you are correct, it should be reported. It's worth noting that a "vague" diagnosis like RSI or WRULD isn't necessarily reportable - it has to be a specific condition like tendonitis or tenosynovitis that corresponds to the description in the schedule.
The accident book entry is a more difficult one. Strictly speaking this falls into a bit of a grey area as it's not really the result of an "accident". However, we would record it in the book and investigate and produce a separate report. This is both to help with preventing the problem happening to anyone else and (I'm afraid) to defend against the inevitable claim.
Hope this helps
Heather
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