Hello, looking for some advice regarding RIDDOR reporting please. A client of mine had an apprentice who suffered a back injury on Monday 6th November. Accident book filled in. RIDDOR report was going to be submitted today as a 7 day injury but he attended college yesterday ( a normal part of his work) and then off sick today again. Does the 7 days begin from today again? 

Hi Kate, thanks for the reply. I IP in question was fit enough to attend the whole day at college but woke up today to sore to attend the actual work site. 

Morning telsa

Let's suppose that this apprentice's usual day job is involves some manual work, but that when they go to college they are largely sitting at a desk, then the "routine work" referred to in RIDDOR Reg 4(2) includes what they do in their usual day job.

So, if they weren't fit to do that "routine work" on the last day of the previous work week, and again not fit on the day after going to college, then the likelihood is that they weren't fit on the Monday when they went to do less onerous work at college.

Ergo, reportable unless you have good evidence to the contrary.

You don't count Monday 6 November but your clock starts from the Tuesday and when you get to the following Tuesday that is more than 7 days.