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The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013

S.I. 2013/1471 · Made 12 June 2013 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Health And Safety

Made 12th June 2013

Laid before Parliament 20th June 2013

Coming into force 1st October 2013

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred 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 1974 M1 (“the 1974 Act”).

The Regulations give effect without modification to proposals submitted to the Secretary of State by the Health and Safety Executive (“the Executive”) under section 11(3) of the 1974 Act M2.

Before submitting those proposals to the Secretary of State, the Executive consulted the bodies that appeared to it to be appropriate as required by section 50(3) of the 1974 Act M3.

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

1974 c.37; section 15(1) was inserted by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c.71), Schedule 15, paragraph 6; section 15(4)(a) was amended by S.I. 2008/960; 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 (c.15) and by section 117(1) and (2) of the Railways Act 1993 (c.43).

M2

Section 11(3) was inserted by S.I. 2008/960.

M3

Section 50(3) was amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (c.71), Schedule 15, paragraph 16(3); it was further amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7), Schedule 7, paragraph 6.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Responsible person
  4. 4Non-fatal injuries to workers
  5. 5Non-fatal injuries to non-workers
  6. 6Work-related fatalities
  7. 7Dangerous occurrences
  8. 8Occupational diseases
  9. 9Exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and biological agents
  10. 10Diseases offshore
  11. 11Gas-related injuries and hazards
  12. 12Recording and record-keeping
  13. 13Mines, quarries and offshore site disturbance
  14. 14Restrictions on the application of regulations 4 to 10
  15. 15Restriction on parallel requirements
  16. 16Defence
  17. 17Certificates of exemption
  18. 18Revocations, amendments and savings
  19. 19Extension outside Great Britain
  20. 20Review
  21. Signature
  22. Schedule 1: REPORTING AND RECORDING PROCEDURES
  23. Part 1: REPORTING PROCEDURE
  24. 1Injuries, fatalities and dangerous occurrences
  25. 2Diseases
  26. 3Carcinogens, mutagens and biological agents
  27. 4Mines and quarries
  28. Part 2: RECORDS
  29. 5Particulars to be kept in records of any reportable incident under regulations 4 to 7
  30. 6Paragraph 6
  31. 7Paragraph 7
  32. 8Paragraph 8
  33. 9Paragraph 9
  34. 10Paragraph 10
  35. 11Paragraph 11
  36. 12Particulars to be kept in records of any diagnosis reportable under regulations 8 to 10
  37. 13Paragraph 13
  38. 14Paragraph 14
  39. 15Paragraph 15
  40. 16Paragraph 16
  41. 17Paragraph 17
  42. 18Particulars to be kept in records of any injuries to be recorded under regulation 12(1)(c)
  43. 19Paragraph 19
  44. 20Paragraph 20
  45. 21Paragraph 21
  46. Schedule 2: DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES
  47. Part 1: GENERAL
  48. 1Lifting equipment
  49. 2Pressure systems
  50. 3Overhead electric lines
  51. 4Electrical incidents causing explosion or fire
  52. 5Explosives
  53. 6Paragraph 6
  54. 7Paragraph 7
  55. 8Paragraph 8
  56. 9Paragraph 9
  57. 10Biological agents
  58. 11Radiation generators and radiography
  59. 12Breathing apparatus
  60. 13Diving operations
  61. 14Paragraph 14
  62. 15Paragraph 15
  63. 16Paragraph 16
  64. 17Paragraph 17
  65. 18Collapse of scaffolding
  66. 19Train collisions
  67. 20Wells
  68. 21Pipelines or pipeline works
  69. 22Paragraph 22
  70. Part 2: DANGEROUS OCCURENCES REPORTABLE EXCEPT IN RELATION TO AN OFFSHORE WORKPLACE
  71. 23Structural collapse
  72. 24Paragraph 24
  73. 25Explosion or fire
  74. 26Release of flammable liquids and gases
  75. 27Hazardous escapes of substances
  76. Part 3: DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES REPORTABLE IN RELATION TO A MINE
  77. 28Fires or ignition of gas
  78. 29Paragraph 29
  79. 30Paragraph 30
  80. 31Paragraph 31
  81. 32Paragraph 32
  82. 33Escapes of gas with solid matter
  83. 34Failures of plant or equipment
  84. 35Paragraph 35
  85. 36Paragraph 36
  86. 37Paragraph 37
  87. 38Paragraph 38
  88. 39Breathing apparatus
  89. 40Emergency escape apparatus
  90. 41Inrushes of gas or flowing material
  91. 42Paragraph 42
  92. 43Insecure tips
  93. 44Locomotives
  94. 45Falls of ground
  95. 46Accidents causing specified injuries
  96. Part 4: DANGEROUS OCCURENCES WHICH ARE REPORTABLE IN RELATION TO A QUARRY
  97. 47Collapse of storage bunkers
  98. 48Sinking of craft
  99. 49Projection of substances outside quarry
  100. 50Misfires
  101. 51Insecure tips
  102. 52Movement of slopes or faces
  103. 53Explosion or fire in vehicles or mobile plant
  104. Part 5: DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES WHICH ARE REPORTABLE IN RESPECT OF A RELEVANT TRANSPORT SYSTEM
  105. 54Collision or derailment of passenger trains
  106. 55Paragraph 55
  107. 56Collision or derailment not involving passenger trains
  108. 57Paragraph 57
  109. 58Accidents involving any train
  110. 59Paragraph 59
  111. 60Paragraph 60
  112. 61Paragraph 61
  113. 62Paragraph 62
  114. 63Failure of train parts
  115. 64Fire
  116. 65Severe electrical arcing or fusing
  117. 66Level crossings
  118. 67Paragraph 67
  119. 68Paragraph 68
  120. 69The permanent way and other works
  121. 70Paragraph 70
  122. 71Paragraph 71
  123. 72Paragraph 72
  124. 73Paragraph 73
  125. 74Incidents of signals passed without authority
  126. Part 6: DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES WHICH ARE REPORTABLE IN RESPECT OF AN OFFSHORE WORKPLACE
  127. 75Release of petroleum hydrocarbon
  128. 76Fire or explosion
  129. 77Release or escape of dangerous substances
  130. 78Collapses
  131. 79Equipment
  132. 80Dropping objects
  133. 81Weather damage
  134. 82Collisions
  135. 83Paragraph 83
  136. 84Subsidence or collapse of seabed
  137. 85Loss of stability or buoyancy
  138. 86Evacuation
  139. 87Falls into water
  140. Schedule 3: DISEASES REPORTABLE OFFSHORE
  141. 1Paragraph 1
  142. 2Paragraph 2
  143. 3Paragraph 3
  144. 4Paragraph 4
  145. 5Paragraph 5
  146. 6Paragraph 6
  147. 7Paragraph 7
  148. 8Paragraph 8
  149. 9Paragraph 9
  150. 10Paragraph 10
  151. 11Paragraph 11
  152. 12Paragraph 12
  153. 13Paragraph 13
  154. 14Paragraph 14
  155. 15Paragraph 15
  156. 16Paragraph 16
  157. 17Paragraph 17
  158. 18Paragraph 18
  159. 19Paragraph 19
  160. 20Paragraph 20
  161. 21Paragraph 21
  162. 22Paragraph 22
  163. 23Paragraph 23
  164. 24Paragraph 24
  165. 25Paragraph 25
  166. Schedule 4REVOCATIONS AND AMENDMENTS
  167. Explanatory note