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#1 Posted : 25 September 2008 09:49:00(UTC)
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Posted By Abs Malik I need some clarification please. A storage heater fell on a member of staff. He went to the GP after the incident, the GP referred him to the hospital. The hospital confirmed that he'd chipped a bone in the left ankle. However he went backt to work the next day, and he has taken no time off since the incident occurred on the 15 Sept. Would you report? I cannot find anything on chipped bones under RIDDOR! Regards Abs
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#2 Posted : 25 September 2008 10:03:00(UTC)
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Posted By Sharon Abs, is a chipped bone not classed as a fracture?
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#3 Posted : 25 September 2008 10:04:00(UTC)
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Posted By Mike B Yes, according to the ACOP it is classed as a fracture under schedule 1 and includes a break, crack or chip. Mike
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#4 Posted : 25 September 2008 10:11:00(UTC)
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Posted By Abs Malik Thanks for your answers. Whats the ACOP called?
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#5 Posted : 25 September 2008 10:18:00(UTC)
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Posted By Sharon Abs have a read here: http://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/riddor.htm
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#6 Posted : 25 September 2008 10:31:00(UTC)
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Posted By Abs Malik Hi Sharon i have already read this, hence the start of my thread. The HSE page discusses fractures, however i am loking for specific info on chips as it was mentioned this was classed as a fracture under an ACOP. I need to know the name of this ACOP. Thanks
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#7 Posted : 25 September 2008 10:48:00(UTC)
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Posted By Mike B The ACOP is called "A guide to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995" (L73) This link should take you to the ACOP http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l73.htm Mike
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#8 Posted : 25 September 2008 10:49:00(UTC)
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Posted By David Daniels Abs L 73 - A guide to RIDDOR ISBN 0 - 7176 - 2431 - 5 Schedule 1, Page 29 Section 100 (a) Regards Dave
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