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The Regulations require employers to:

■  avoid the need for hazardous manual handling, ‘so far as is reasonably practicable’;

■  assess the risk of injury from any hazardous manual handling that can’t be avoided;

■  reduce the risk of injury from hazardous manual handling, ‘so far as is reasonably practicable’.

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Who is responsible?
Only ‘responsible persons’ including employers, the self-employed and people in control of work premises should submit reports under RIDDOR.

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What kind of incidents do I report in RIDDOR records?

Work-related death

Serious injuries

Over-7-day injuries (where the person is unable to work for at least a week)

Work-related diseases

Injuries to members of the public (ie. not employees)

Dangerous occurrences – when an accident almosthappens

Dangerous gas fittings in a workplace (Gas Safe registered gas fitters must report this)

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It will help employers – and managers, safety representatives and employees – to control and reduce the risk of injury from manual handling
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Information which needs to be recd:

The date of reporting

The date, time and location of the incident

Personal details (name, job title etc) of the person(s) involved

A description of the injury, illness or occurrence

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RIDDOR is the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995. By law it is required for employers, as well as people who are self-employed and people who are in control of a premises, to report specified incidents in the workplace. These can include a wide range of things such as dangerous occurrences (when a serious accident was luckily avoided) all the way to work related deaths.

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The Animal Welfare act affects all born animals with a vertebrate besides that of humans.

It aims to protect all commonly domesticated animals in the British islands; this does not apply to those animals living in the wild.

This act has a very important place in the animal industry as it forces care of domesticated animals ensuring their welfare and putting their needs as a priority.

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RIDDOR is the law that requires employers, and other people in control of work premises, to report and keep records of:

work-related accidents which cause death;

work-related accidents which cause certain serious injuries (reportable injuries);

diagnosed cases of certain industrial diseases; and

certain ‘dangerous occurrences’ (incidents with the potential to cause harm).

There are also special requirements for gas incidents (see ‘Reportable gas incidents’).

For the purposes of RIDDOR, an accident is a separate, identifiable, unintended incident that causes physical injury. This specifically includes acts of non- consensual violence to people at work.

Not all accidents need to be reported, a RIDDOR report is required only when:

the accident is work-related; and

it results in an injury of a type which is reportable (as listed under ‘Types of

reportable injuries’).

The list of 'specified injuries’ in RIDDOR 2013 (regulation 4) includes:

a fracture, other than to fingers, thumbs and toes;

amputation of an arm, hand, finger, thumb, leg, foot or toe;

permanent loss of sight or reduction of sight;

crush injuries leading to internal organ damage;

serious burns (covering more than 10% of the body, or damaging the eyes,

respiratory system or other vital organs);

scalpings (separation of skin from the head) which require hospital treatment;

unconsciousness caused by head injury or asphyxia;

any other injury arising from working in an enclosed space, which leads to

hypothermia, heat-induced illness or requires resuscitation or admittance to hospital for more than 24 hours.

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Often referred to as HASAW or HSW, this Act of Parliament is the main piece of UK health and safety legislation.

Health and safety legislation exists to protect the worker, and the business owner. Show you care and look after those who work for you. There are plenty of business benefits:
•   A reduction in the number of working days lost due to illness and injury
•   Retain your staff
•   Motivate your workers and boost productivity
•   Protect the reputation of your company
•   Shield yourself from potential legal action and reduce your insurance premiums

Health and safety law states that you must manage the risks in the workplace. Therefore, it is vital that you identify the elements which could harm either your staff or the general public. This type of risk assessment helps you to identify the risks so you can decide what you need to do to control them, and put the appropriate measures in place.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/37

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Aim
The main aim of the Regulations is to prevent injury, not only to the back, but to any part of the body.

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https://www.oshcr.org/riddor-reporting-of-injuries-diseases-and-dangerous-occurrences-regulations/

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RIDDOR is the law that requires employers, and other people in control of work premises, to report and keep records of:

work-related accidents which cause death;

work-related accidents which cause certain serious injuries (reportable injuries);

diagnosed cases of certain industrial diseases; and

certain ‘dangerous occurrences’ (incidents with the potential to cause harm).

There are also special requirements for gas incidents

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COSHH in a piece of legislation that protects all people within the work place from hazardous materials. The Employer would be the person responsible to make sure that all conditions are met. There is a COSHH training course that educates you regarding how COSHH works, how to avoid any incidents and how to keep your work place a hazard free environment.

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The animal welfare act is a combination of 19 different pieces of legislation surrounding the welfare of animals. This legislation makes it a criminal offence to cause any unnecessary harm or suffering to an animal. This act applies to all animals, however any animals undergoing animal testing are not affected by this act. Section 9 of this legislation makes it people's responsibility to make sure they take the correct steps and precautions in all eventualities in order to meet the animal's needs to a desirable standard.
The five welfare needs of an animal are:
•a suitable enrivornment
• a suitable diet
• allowing an animal to express normal behaviour
• desirable living standards for the species
• to be free from pain, suffering and disease

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Often referred to as HASAW or HSW, this Act of Parliament is the main piece of UK health and safety legislation. It places a duty on all employers "to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work" of all their employees.

Among other provisions, the Act also requires:

safe operation and maintenance of the working environment, plant and systems

maintenance of safe access and egress to the workplace

safe use, handling and storage of dangerous substances

adequate training of staff to ensure health and safety

adequate welfare provisions for staff at work.

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