Hi all some advice please if you would be so kind? I have a planned visit from HSE on Tuesday morning - which in itself I am not too worried but have been thinking about the hospitality side of things. Given the evil spectre of potential FFI - do I keep the introductions short sweet and polite or as I would have done in the past, go the whole hog with tea/coffee biscuits video presentation about what we do etc etc. Anyone been there done that and got the T shirt?? Cheers Stu

Do you know the reason for their visit, planned routine or accident / incident follow up? With enforcement officers I tend to take the stance that they ask the questions, I offer a succinct answer, if they don't ask about a particular topic I won't give them the rope to then be hanged by later, so to speak. Nothing wrong with tea and biscuits, if nothing else for your benefit! I don't tend to give presentations etc. to enforcement officers, just ask them what they'd like to see and conduct a site tour for the areas they want to see, then follow up with requested documentation etc. :-) (but then I am cynical...)

They are only doing their job, so be nice. I would offer tea / coffee etc, but not a presentation. I may also pick a room with no windows. :o) Chris

Definitely tea and make sure they know they have the undevided attention o fhte senior management team.

At least you could have a cup of tea!

Was the verbal advice which biscuits they would like if there is a next time ? Well it is Friday, glad it all went well. Chris

To be expected even moreso nowadays in FFI times. Out of interest did they remain focused on the reason for the visit or veer off course into another area? I've experience of LA EHO's visiting a site for a follow up to a RIDDOR to then conduct what was in my opinion a general safety inspection - a little cheeky (not within the spirit of their enforcement code) but understandable from the inspectors point of view I guess.

The gent concerned did stick to the reason for the visit, he spoke to the Union/Safety rep and the IP that the riddor was raised about. He had a walk onto the shopfloor to look at the workplace concerned and as you would expect had a good look around the main areas - he did not do a full tour of the site. He said that he was happy with what he could see and that if he dug long and hard enough he would find a breach but that was not what he/it was about. Seemed reasonable enough to me. Incidentally ClaireL this is the third ill health riddor that we have had in the group - all in 'different' areas or the organisation and country - all of which have been followed up by a visit - all of which have not incurred FFI. I can only speak from experience and what we have been told - FFI may become self perpetuating - more fees = more funds= more employees?? Just a thought. Stuart

Both of your pertinent thoughts Claire, had also crossed mine :-( it becomes self funding :-(

I don't think FFI has anything to do with investigating occ health RIDDORS. The HSE incident selection criteria, which has been around since well before FFI is pretty clear that... 5.4 Occupational diseases. All reports of cases of occupational disease which meet the criteria of reportability under RIDDOR, except those arising from circumstances/situations which have already been investigated. ...will be investigated. It's on the HSE website, so fairly transparent.