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HEALTH & SAFETY

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The HSE is in the process of changing the rules on how you report incidents

he advance of the web organisation does recognise self-certification period for
goes on as ever. On 12 that reporting fatal incidents injuries and ill health.
TSeptember this year, the or incidents involving major One last thing. In addition
Health & Safety Executive (HSE) injuries can be a traumatic to the changes to RIDDOR, the
changed its accident reporting experience for all involved. So to HSE’s well established ‘Infoline’
system so that now only maintain a personal touch these telephone information service
fatalities and major injuries and The HSE can still be reported by phone, was closed down at the end
incidents have to be reported by forms in full although you will still have to of September. The HSE claims
phone. submit a form after the initial businesses can get all the
All other incidents that need ✱ F2508 Report of an injury phone call. information they need from the
to be reported under the HSE’s ✱ F2508 Report of a There will soon be changes HSE website, www.hse.gov.uk.
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases dangerous occurrence to types of incidents that need But remember BOSS gold and
and Dangerous Occurrence ✱ F2508A Report of a to be reported as well. At the platinum service level members
Regulations (RIDDOR) of 1995 case of disease moment, most accidents have can call their regional BOSS
can now be logged using the ✱ OIR9B Report of an to be reported to the HSE when health and safety adviser for
injury offshore

suite of online documents found ✱ OIR9B Report of they pass the “three day rule”, general health and safety advice
on the HSE website at www.hse. a dangerous occurrence in other words if an injured and guidance. Members can
gov.uk. Reporting incidents by offshore party was unable to work for also access health and safety
post, email or fax will no longer ✱ F2508G1 Report of a a consecutive period of three templates, and industry
be possible either. flammable gas incident days after the initial day of the health and safety information
The online forms (see panel) ✱ F2508G2 Report of a accident. From 1 April next year, from the BOSS website,
have been revised so as to make dangerous gas fitting however, the “three day rule” www.bossfederation.co.uk
the reporting process much will become a “seven day rule”:
quicker and more user-friendly. informative reports, and the you will only have to report an n FOR FURTHER
These new forms have HSE hopes that moving to the accident if someone has been INFORMATION PLEASE
been designed to help new system will create greater off as a result of it for seven CONTACT YOUR REGIONAL
businesses submit more efficiencies. It’s not a completely consecutive days. This brings H&S ADVISER ON
accurate information and more online future, however: the this reporting in line with the 0845 450 1565

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