Key terms
RIDDOR: key terms
Plain-English definitions of the words used in the course. In the lessons, tap any underlined term to read its definition without leaving the page.
This course follows United Kingdom law only.
10 terms, United Kingdom version
- Accident book
- A record of accidents at work. Required in businesses with ten or more employees.
- Dangerous occurrence
- A listed near miss that could have caused serious harm, such as the failure of lifting equipment.
- HSENI
- The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland.
- Occupational disease
- A listed disease linked to work, such as occupational dermatitis or asthma, reportable once diagnosed in writing.
- Over-seven-day injury
- An injury that keeps a worker off work or normal duties for more than seven consecutive days. Report within 15 days.
- Over-three-day injury
- An injury that keeps a worker off for more than three days. It must be recorded but not reported.
- Responsible person
- The person who must report under RIDDOR: usually the employer, a self-employed person or the person in control of the premises.
- RIDDOR
- The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013, which say which work-related incidents must be reported.
- Specified injury
- A serious injury listed in RIDDOR, such as a fracture (other than fingers, thumbs and toes), an amputation or a serious burn.
These terms come from the United Kingdom version of the course. See what the course covers.