SSSTS RIDDOR Accident Reporting 3

Question 1

What information must be included in a RIDDOR accident report?

Accepted Answer

Date, time and place of incident; name and occupation of person injured; brief description of what happened; nature of injury or dangerous occurrence

Answer

A RIDDOR report must include: date, time and location of the incident; the personal details of the injured person; their occupation and type of work; a description of what happened; and the nature of the injury or dangerous occurrence.

Question 2

What is the purpose of investigating an accident following a RIDDOR report?

Accepted Answer

To identify root causes and contributing factors in order to implement control measures that prevent recurrence

Answer

Accident investigation aims to understand the root causes (not just immediate causes) of an accident so that effective control measures can be implemented to prevent it happening again. Blame attribution is secondary to prevention.

Question 3

What is a 'specified injury' for a member of the public under RIDDOR 2013?

Accepted Answer

An injury to a non-worker caused by a work-related accident that requires them to be taken to hospital for treatment

Answer

For non-workers (members of the public, visitors, etc.), RIDDOR requires reporting when they are injured as a result of a work-related accident AND taken from the scene to a hospital for treatment. This reflects a different threshold from the specified injury categories for workers.

Question 4

What must a supervisor do when they first become aware that a worker has been diagnosed with a RIDDOR-reportable occupational disease?

Accepted Answer

Report it to management immediately so that a RIDDOR report can be made to the HSE and an investigation into workplace exposure can be conducted

Answer

When a RIDDOR-reportable occupational disease is diagnosed, the supervisor must notify management promptly. A RIDDOR report must be made to the HSE and the workplace exposure that caused the disease must be investigated to prevent further cases.

Question 5

What is a 'dangerous occurrence' involving a crane on a construction site that must be reported under RIDDOR?

Accepted Answer

The collapse, overturning or failure of any load-bearing part of a crane

Answer

Under RIDDOR 2013 Schedule 2, the collapse, overturning or failure of a load-bearing part of a crane (or other lifting equipment) is a dangerous occurrence that must be reported to the HSE, even if no injury results.

SSSTS Practice Test

SSSTS Practice Test

SSSTS RIDDOR Accident Reporting 3