Posted By Alison Parker We have had quite a few threads lately regarding RIDDOR and they can tend to bring differences of opinion which is good. I thought I would try this thread from another perspective. Most of us are aware there are very few prosecutions for failure to report incidents. I suppose in most cases it’s hardly in the public interest but that’s another matter for now. I just though it would be interesting to discuss some of our experiences with RIDDOR in the workplace and in particular reporting late occurrences. My question is in four parts:- 1 – What is the latest you have reported an incident? 2 - What was the incident and how did you find out? 3 - What did you do as a company in relation to the non compliance? 4 - What was the reaction of the enforcing body – please state HSE or Local Authority, as this may be interesting again. I’ll start:- 1 - 29 months. That’s right nearly two and half years late!!! 2 – Over three day loss. It came to my attention after being brought up in an employee personal grievance against the manager concerned who had not followed company procedures and had not reported the accident correctly. The grievance was not regarding the RIDDOR but another matter. H R immediately flagged it up to me and I reported it after an investigation. 3 – Disciplined the manager concerned. 4 – Local authority – Overall they were fine but I did have to demonstrate the system was robust, further demonstrating previous compliance. The managers disciplinary helped the situation. They were completely satisfied the manager was at fault. Thanks in you are interested in contributing? Alison……

Posted By Jim Tassell (2) Alison Just briefly - a significant issue in retailing is the "taken direct to hospital" catch-all definition for non-employees. The store first aider may simply not know whether young Johnny/Great Aunt Ada actually went direct to hospital when the last saw of them was leaving store or getting into their car. The wording doesn't just mean taken by ambulance, it's not limited to that. Customer care calls can help and information sometimes comes in from a subsequent visit by an irate relative but occasionally reportability only becomes clear when the claim comes in. At this point, report it asap with a text note of the circs in Part G of the 2508.