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With this now reportable under riddor how do we decide when to report?
If an employee uses DSE at work and then goes home and uses his / her own equipment how can we be sure we caused the problem?
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The requirement to report carpal tunnel has not changed in the 2013 Regs.
It is only reportable if a written medical diagnosis is received AND the employee's work involves REGULAR use of percussive or vibrating tools. DSE use does not count.
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alistair wrote:
The requirement to report carpal tunnel has not changed in the 2013 Regs.
It is only reportable if a written medical diagnosis is received AND the employee's work involves REGULAR use of percussive or vibrating tools. DSE use does not count.
Surely any injury reportable under RIDDOR, no matter how it was caused should be reported. I say discuss with the HSE before you make a daft decision
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Martin1,
Alisatair has provided you with the answer.
Ryan.Donald I would not say following the guidance laid out in the regulations would be making a daft decision.
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Ryan, this isn't classed as an injury under RIDDOR but as a disease. Diseases are reportable under RIDDOR only under very specific conditions which do include the type of work done. I suggest you re-read the RIDDOR guidance on the HSE website.
Not sure how you would discuss it with the HSE as they no longer provide a phone number for advice. Instead we are supposed to read and follow the guidance on their website.
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dennish wrote:Martin1,
Alisatair has provided you with the answer.
Ryan.Donald I would not say following the guidance laid out in the regulations would be making a daft decision.
I apologise if my message came across wrong, I simply meant that before you decide not to report it because it is thought that the injury could have been caused at home, acting on this information is what would be daft, not following the guidance.
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