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The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995

S.I. 1995/3163 · Made 6 December 1995

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Made 6th December 1995

Laid before Parliament 14th December 1995

Coming into force 1st April 1996

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 15(1), (2), (3)(a), (4)(a), (5)(a) and (b), (6)(b), (9) and 52(2) of, and paragraphs 15(1), 16 and 20 of Schedule 3 to, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974f1 (“the 1974 Act”), by section 1(2) of the Offshore Safety Act 1992f2 and by section 117(3) of the Railways Act 1993f3 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Commission under section 11(2)(d) of the 1974 Act after the carrying out by the said Commission of consultations in accordance with section 50(3) of the 1974 Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1974 c. 37; sections 15(1), 50(3) and 52(2) were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (1975 c. 71), Schedule 15, paragraphs 6, 16(3) and 17 respectively; the general purposes of Part I referred to in section 15 of the 1974 Act, and the effect of that Part, were extended by section 1(1) of the Offshore Safety Act 1992 (1992 c. 15) and by section 117(1) and (2) of the Railways Act 1993 (1993 c. 43).

f2

1992 c. 15.

f3

1993 c. 43.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Notification and reporting of injuries and dangerous occurrences
  4. 4Reporting of the death of an employee
  5. 5Reporting of cases of disease
  6. 6Reporting of gas incidents
  7. 7Records
  8. 8Additional provisions relating to mines and quarries
  9. 9Additional provisions relating to offshore workplaces
  10. 10Restrictions on the application of regulations 3, 4 and 5
  11. 11Defence in proceedings for an offence contravening these Regulations
  12. 12Extension outside Great Britain
  13. 13Certificates of exemption
  14. 14Repeal and amendment of provisions in the Regulation of Railways Act 1871, the Railway Employment (Prevention of Accidents) Act 1900 and the Transport and Works Act 1992
  15. 15Revocations, amendments and savings
  16. Signature
  17. Schedule 1: MAJOR INJURIES
  18. 1Paragraph 1
  19. 2Paragraph 2
  20. 3Paragraph 3
  21. 4Paragraph 4
  22. 5Paragraph 5
  23. 6Paragraph 6
  24. 7Paragraph 7
  25. 8Paragraph 8
  26. 9Paragraph 9
  27. 10Paragraph 10
  28. Schedule 2: DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES
  29. Part I: GENERAL
  30. 1Lifting machinery, etc.
  31. 2Pressure systems
  32. 3Freight containers
  33. 4Overhead electric lines
  34. 5Electrical short circuit
  35. 6Explosives
  36. 7Biological agents
  37. 8Malfunction of radiation generators, etc.
  38. 9Breathing apparatus
  39. 10Diving operations
  40. 11Collapse of scaffolding
  41. 12Train collisions
  42. 13Wells
  43. 14Pipelines or pipeline works
  44. 15Fairground equipment
  45. 16Carriage of dangerous substances by road
  46. 17Carriage of dangerous substances by road
  47. Part: DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES WHICH ARE REPORTABLE EXCEPT IN RELA TION TO OFFSHORE WORKPLACES
  48. 18Collapse of building or structure
  49. 19Explosion or fire
  50. 20Escape of flammable substances
  51. 21Escape of substances
  52. Part II: DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES WHICH ARE REPORTABLE IN RELATION TO MINES
  53. 22Fire or ignition of gas
  54. 23Fire or ignition of gas
  55. 24Fire or ignition of gas
  56. 25Fire or ignition of gas
  57. 26Fire or ignition of gas
  58. 27Escape of gas
  59. 28Failure of plant or equipment
  60. 29Failure of plant or equipment
  61. 30Failure of plant or equipment
  62. 31Failure of plant or equipment
  63. 32Failure of plant or equipment
  64. 33Breathing apparatus
  65. 34Injury by explosion of blasting material etc.
  66. 35Use of emergency escape apparatus
  67. 36Inrush of gas or water
  68. 37Inrush of gas or water
  69. 38Insecure tip
  70. 39Locomotives
  71. 40Falls of ground
  72. Part III: DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES WHICH ARE REPORTABLE IN RELATION TO QUARRIES
  73. 41Collapse of storage bunkers
  74. 42Sinking of craft
  75. 43Injuries
  76. 44Projection of substances outside quarry
  77. 45Misfires
  78. 46Insecure tips
  79. 47Movement of slopes or faces
  80. 48Explosions or fires in vehicles or plant
  81. Part IV: DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES WHICH ARE REPORTABLE IN RESPECT OF RELEVANT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
  82. 49Accidents to passenger trains
  83. 50Accidents to passenger trains
  84. 51Accidents not involving passenger trains
  85. 52Accidents not involving passenger trains
  86. 53Accidents not involving passenger trains
  87. 54Accidents involving any kind of train
  88. 55Accidents involving any kind of train
  89. 56Accidents involving any kind of train
  90. 57Accidents involving any kind of train
  91. 58Accidents involving any kind of train
  92. 59Accidents involving any kind of train
  93. 60Accidents and incidents at level crossings
  94. 61Accidents and incidents at level crossings
  95. 62Accidents and incidents at level crossings
  96. 63Accidents involving the permanent way and other works on or connected with a relevant transport system
  97. 64Accidents involving the permanent way and other works on or connected with a relevant transport system
  98. 65Accidents involving the permanent way and other works on or connected with a relevant transport system
  99. 66Accidents involving the permanent way and other works on or connected with a relevant transport system
  100. 67Accidents involving the permanent way and other works on or connected with a relevant transport system
  101. 68Accidents involving the permanent way and other works on or connected with a relevant transport system
  102. 69Accidents involving the permanent way and other works on or connected with a relevant transport system
  103. 70Accidents involving failure of the works on or connected with a relevant transport system
  104. 71Incidents of serious congestion
  105. 72Incidents of signals passed without authority
  106. Part V: DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES WHICH ARE REPORTABLE IN RESPECT OF AN OFFSHORE WORKPLACE
  107. 73Release of petroleum hydrocarbon
  108. 74Fire or explosion
  109. 75Release or escape of dangerous substances
  110. 76Collapses
  111. 77Dangerous occurrences
  112. 78Collisions
  113. 79Collisions
  114. 80Subsidence or collapse of seabed
  115. 81Loss of stability or buoyancy
  116. 82Evacuation
  117. 83Falls into water
  118. Schedule 3: REPORTABLE DISEASES
  119. IOCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
  120. Part II: DISEASES ADDITIONALLY REPORTABLE IN RESPECT OF OFFSHORE WORK PLACES
  121. 48Paragraph 48
  122. 49Paragraph 49
  123. 50Paragraph 50
  124. 51Paragraph 51
  125. 52Paragraph 52
  126. 53Paragraph 53
  127. 54Paragraph 54
  128. 55Paragraph 55
  129. 56Paragraph 56
  130. 57Paragraph 57
  131. 58Paragraph 58
  132. 59Paragraph 59
  133. 60Paragraph 60
  134. 61Paragraph 61
  135. 62Paragraph 62
  136. 63Paragraph 63
  137. 64Paragraph 64
  138. 65Paragraph 65
  139. 66Paragraph 66
  140. 67Paragraph 67
  141. 68Paragraph 68
  142. 69Paragraph 69
  143. 70Paragraph 70
  144. 71Paragraph 71
  145. 72Paragraph 72
  146. Schedule 4: RECORDS
  147. Part I: PARTICULARS TO BE KEPT IN RECORDS OF ANY EVENT WHICH IS REPORTABLE UNDER REGULATION 3
  148. 1Paragraph 1
  149. 2Paragraph 2
  150. 3Paragraph 3
  151. 4Paragraph 4
  152. 5Paragraph 5
  153. 6Paragraph 6
  154. 7Paragraph 7
  155. Part II: PARTICULARS TO BE KEPT IN RECORDS OF INSTANCES OF ANY OF THE DISEASES SPECIFIED IN SCHEDULE 3 AND REPORTABLE UNDER REGULATION 5
  156. 1Paragraph 1
  157. 2Paragraph 2
  158. 3Paragraph 3
  159. 4Paragraph 4
  160. 5Paragraph 5
  161. 6Paragraph 6
  162. Schedule 5: ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO MINES AND QUARRIES
  163. 1Paragraph 1
  164. 2Paragraph 2
  165. 3Paragraph 3
  166. 4Paragraph 4
  167. 5Paragraph 5
  168. Schedule 6: ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO OFFSHORE WORKPLACES
  169. 1Disturbance of site
  170. Schedule 7ENACTMENTS OR INSTRUMENTS REQUIRING THE NOTIFICATION OF EVENTS WHICH ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE NOTIFIED OR REPORTED UNDER THESE REGULATIONS
  171. Schedule 8
  172. IREVOCATIONS
  173. Part II: AMENDMENTS
  174. 1Paragraph 1
  175. 2Paragraph 2
  176. Explanatory note