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Posted By Gavin1974
Hello All:
Sorry if this has been asked before but I need to know whether or not stress is reportable under RIDDOR?
Any help would be most appreciated.
Gavin
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Posted By Max Bancroft
I don't think so - it's not a disease. And even if someone is off work for over three days with stress it's not due to an injury sustained while at work.
I have heard that stress is not actually a recognised clinical condition. Any comments?
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Posted By Derek J Golding
Stress is not reportable under RIDDOR but the HSE gives guidance on its management and importance to the workplace. Have a look at http://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/why.htm
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Posted By The toecap
No. I emailed HSE last week and asked and was given a very comprehensive expalnation as to why
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Posted By Gavin1974
Many thanks to those who have replied.
You have given me sound advice. Thanks once again.
Gavin
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Posted By EC
This information is different from what i recieved from the HSE. If the stress is caused by an work related incident, i.e. someone seeing a friend being severly injured. Then this would be reportable under HSE guidance.
They dont make it easy do they.
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Posted By Mike Herbert
I understood that the difference was work related stress which is not and post traumatic which was.
As the previous poster pointed out the effects of seeing a colleague injured would come under the latter.
In both cases there may be a case to give the employee concerned some support and guidance. Any employer should see both as a problem.
cheers
mike
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