RIDDOR

10/12/2009

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases & Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995

All employers, self employed and people in control of premises must report specific workplace accidents to the HSE. These include:

  • Death & Major Injuries
  • Dangerous Occurrences (near misses)
  • Injuries that require more than 3 days off work
  • Disease
  • Gas Accidents

DON’T GET FINED:

Fill out your accident book no matter how small the incident. This is your due diligence if you are visited by the Environmental Health Officer.

Please visit www.hse.gov.uk for more information.

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Changes to First Aid Training

08/12/2009

As of the 1st October 2009 it has become a legal requirement for all employers to undertake a First Aid Needs Assessment.

The Approved Code of Practice, the law behind the first aid at work regulations says "An employer should make an assessment of first aid needs appropriate to the circumstances of each workplace".

On the 1st October 2009 the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) introduced new guidance on undertaking a first aid needs assessment. The updated guidance has seen the introduction of a new HSE approved 1 day Emergency First Aid at Work course to replace the current Appointed Persons course and a new 3 day First Aid at Work course.

The qualifications of all First Aiders trained under the current system (before October 2009) will remain valid and can be counted in the new first aid needs assessment.

A comprehensive guide to the new first aid needs assessment and examples assessments are available to download using the link below:

www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/legislation.htm

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Health & Safety Executive have issued a new poster

08/12/2009

They must be replaced by the new poster or pocket cards by no later than 5 April 2014.
It is important to note that employers will still be complying with the law if they continue to display the current poster after 6 April 2009.
The additional information that employers have to provide, either by inserting this in the appropriate boxes on the current poster, or by giving it to workers with the current leaflet is:

The name and address of the enforcing authority; and

The address of the office of HSE's Employment Medical Advisory Service (EMAS) for the premises concerned.

These addresses can be obtained by phoning HSE's Infoline on 0845 345 0055.

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