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Posted By Clare Hazlewood
Is the collapse of a small area of false ceiling (lightweight tiles and suspended aluminium support lattice) reportable under RIDDOR? Only injuries sustained were minor scratches. Have checked Schedule 2, Part 1, and it doesn't seem to fit the criteria.
It wasn't
a) more than 5 tonnes of material or associated with construction/demolition etc
b) a floor or wall in a workplace
c) false-work
It was in a small room, with a ceiling-level window. We think a freak gust of wind caused the suspended lattice to rise and then drop.
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Posted By Alan Hoskins
You have answered your own question Clare.
Not reportable.
...unless there was also an electrical short circuit, attended by fire or explosion that stopped the [plant] for 24 hours...? Didn't think so.
Alan
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Posted By JEB
Pleased to see the RIDDOR questions still coming despite the BAN RIDDOR discussion earlier this week. No doubt someone will take this discussion completely down the wrong line to suit their own agenda. Whoops nearly fell into the trap. I would agree that it is not reportable and in fact did not report a very similar ceiling incident a few years ago.
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Posted By garyh
Hmm. Page 37/38 of RIDDOR lists as a dangerous occurrence "18 Any unintended collapse or partial collapse of..........(b) Any roof or wall ..........(c) any falsework".
I doubt that the regs want you to report a suspended ceiling collapse; by falsework they presumably mean temporary roof type structures used in construction.
Interesting, does anyone have a definitive answer?
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Posted By JEB
Surely the definite answer is already there, it does not list suspended ceilings.
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