RIDD1: Summary, Risks And Safety And Practices In Health And Social Care
RIDDOR is reporting injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences in health and social care where they have policies that require employers, the self-employed and those in control of premises to report specified workplace incidents. RIDDOR requires employers, the self-employed to report deaths, certain types of injury and some occupational diseases and dangerous occurrences that may happen, which could happen inside or outside of work. Normally this would cover accidents or incidents what happens at work generally when using equipment whilst at work as well as the environment. RIDDOR will continue to apply even where other regulators such as the Care Quality Commission will have a lead role in the investigation. HSE will pass on information
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This could be due to health and safety which they should meet the criteria of The Health and Safety etc. Work Act 1976 if they do so at work. If a self-employed person at work is on a premises under someone else’s control that lead to either a death, specified injury or over a seven-day injury. The responsible person would be the person in control of the premises this is because they are on someone else’s premises therefore they are responsible for that individual. However, if a self-employed person at work who are under their own control on their own premises and if a specified injury, over a seven-day injury or case of disease the responsible person would be the self-employed person or someone acting on their behalf as it is their business and on their premises. If a person is not at work but is affected by the work of someone else e.g. a patient, volunteer or visitor, if an incident occurs where death or an injury results in having to be taken to hospital for treatment or it has given you a serious injury. The responsible person is the person in control of the premises or the employer in the control of the work activity. If an incident occurs where there is a dangerous occurrence the responsible person would be the person in control of the premises where this occurred even if it was in work or outside of
This could be due to health and safety which they should meet the criteria of The Health and Safety etc. Work Act 1976 if they do so at work. If a self-employed person at work is on a premises under someone else’s control that lead to either a death, specified injury or over a seven-day injury. The responsible person would be the person in control of the premises this is because they are on someone else’s premises therefore they are responsible for that individual. However, if a self-employed person at work who are under their own control on their own premises and if a specified injury, over a seven-day injury or case of disease the responsible person would be the self-employed person or someone acting on their behalf as it is their business and on their premises. If a person is not at work but is affected by the work of someone else e.g. a patient, volunteer or visitor, if an incident occurs where death or an injury results in having to be taken to hospital for treatment or it has given you a serious injury. The responsible person is the person in control of the premises or the employer in the control of the work activity. If an incident occurs where there is a dangerous occurrence the responsible person would be the person in control of the premises where this occurred even if it was in work or outside of