Lamport Bassitt Solicitors - Legal News - HSE changes incident reporting procedures


	LATEST LATEST LEGAL NEWS ARCHIVE		LATEST NEWS & EVENTS HSE changes incident reporting procedures Employers are required to report non-fatal and non-major health and safety incidents using online RIDDOR forms from today (September 12th). New regulatory changes mean that only fatal and major injuries or incidents need to be reported by phone to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The regulator will also begin referring organisations and individuals seeking guidance to the HSE website from September 30th, when the Infoline will be wound down. HSE director of strategy Trevor Carlile explained that the website is already the most popular HSE service. He added: "The new forms are intuitive and quick and easy to complete. "The most important thing is that there will still be somebody at the end of the phone to assist those who are reporting a traumatic event that has resulted in a death or major injury." There are a total of seven online forms, each dedicated to different types of incident, from injuries to specific dangerous flammable gas incidents. Posted by Georgina Price Related Articles: 16/5/2012 - Falls from height remain major workplace safety concern 14/5/2012 - Construction firm fined after worker is injured in roof fall 10/5/2012 - Focus on health and safety delivers business benefits 1/5/2012 - Asbestos danger leads to fine for Dorset builder 30/4/2012 - Shipyard operator fined over scaffolding accident at work More Personal Injury Law News