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What kind of incidents are reported?
• death @ work
• serious injuries
• over 7 day injuries (unable to work for a week)
• disease @ work
• injuries to public
• dangerous occurrences
• dangerous gas fittings @ work

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Who is responsible ?
• employers
• self-employed
• people in control of work premises

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RIDDOR puts duties on employers, the self-employed and people in control of work premises (the Responsible Person) to report certain serious workplace accidents, occupational diseases and specified dangerous occurrences (near misses).

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Transporting or supporting of a load by hand or bodily force

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COSHH is the law that requires employers to control substances that are hazardous to health. You can prevent or reduce workers exposure to hazardous substances by:

finding out what the health hazards are;

deciding how to prevent harm to health (risk assessment);

providing control measures to reduce harm to health;

making sure they are used ;

keeping all control measures in good working order;

providing information, instruction and training for employees and others;

providing monitoring and health surveillance in appropriate cases;

planning for emergencies.

Most businesses use substances, or products that are mixtures of substances. Some processes create substances. These could cause harm to employees, contractors and other people.

Sometimes substances are easily recognised as harmful. Common substances such as paint, bleach or dust from natural materials may also be harmful.

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Reporting of injuries diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 1995

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Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002 (as

amended) requires employers to:

assess the risks that arise from the use of hazardous substances. This will include any arrangements to deal with accidents, incidents or emergencies, such as those resulting from serious spillages. The assessment must also include the health and safety risks arising from storage, handling or disposal of any of the substances

prevent, or if this is not reasonably practicable, control exposure to such substances

provide staff with information, instruction and training about the risks, steps and precautions the employer has taken to control these risks, eg provision of appropriate rubber gloves or appropriate eye protection

What you should know

Substances can take many forms and include:

chemicals

products containing chemicals

fumes

dusts

vapours

mists

nanotechnology

gases and asphyxiating gases

biological agents (germs). If the packaging has any of the hazard symbols, it is classed as a hazardous substance

germs that cause diseases such as leptospirosis or legionnaires disease and germs used in laboratories

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It reduces the risk of injury during manual handling by assessing the situation - Is it safe to handle? Is the load too heavy? All employees must make full use of their employers manual safety handling procedures and systems to prevent injury.