Posted By Allan St.John Holt a) No. Read the Regulations or the guidance and you will see there are the usual territorial limitations. b) Maybe. You ought to be logging them, though, as civil claims may be made. The standard of care (reasonable care) applies regardless of work location. Allan

Posted By Ken Urquhart You may be required to report the circumstances to the appropriate authorities in the country in which the incident occurred. In Asia Pacific countries you quite specifically are required to report. Former British Colonies and the Commonwealth countries all have reporting systems similar to UK RIDDOR. Most of these countries and the respective Government Departments have good web sites.(Some addresses below) You have to report in mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Malta,to name but a few. Safety and Health Sites/Government Departments for Asia Pacific, Canada,USA, Australia, New Zealand etc., (Some of these may have been updated recently but the general address should get you to the appropriate site eventually). Taiwan: http://www.gio.gov.tw/ta...5-gp/yearbook/chpt20.htm New Zealand: www.osh.dol.govt.nz USA: http://www.osha.gov/ Japan: http://www.jicosh.gr.jp/Japanese/index.html Australia - national govt.,: http://www.nohsc.gov.au/ Australia - Govt., of Western Australia: http://www.safetyline.wa.gov.au/ African governments Links: http://www.asosh.org/SADC/Zambia.htm Malta: http://www.gov.mt/index.asp?l=2 Korea: http://www.safety.or.kr/english/english.htm Canada - Ontario: http://www.gov.on.ca/LAB/ann/01-60be.htm Canada - National: http://www.canoshweb.org/ Singapore: http://www.gov.sg/mom/ Hope some of this information helps. Regards. ken Urquhart