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The Reporting of Injuries,
Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995
states certain
kinds of particularly serious injuries to workers
- defined as "major" injuries in the regulations
- should be reported
Regulation
3(b) states that:
"any
person at work suffers a major injury as a result
of an accident arising out of or in connection with
work"
| There
is a discussion of when an injury is an accident
or not on the page concerning deaths. click
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should
be reported.
There is one particularly important
implication if an injury is considered to
be a reportable - it increases the chances
of it being investigated by the HSE or local
authority. To read about this, click here
Appendix 1 of the regulations
set out the types of injuries that are considered
'major'. They are:
| 1 |
Any
fracture, other than to the fingers, thumbs or
toes. |
| 2 |
Any
amputation. |
| 3 |
Dislocation
of the shoulder, hip, knee or spine |
| 4 |
Loss
of sight (whether temporary or permanent). |
| 5 |
A
chemical or hot metal burn to the eye or any penetrating
injury to the eye. |
| 6 |
Any
injury resulting from an electric shock or electrical
burn (including any electrical burn caused by
arcing or arcing products) leading to unconsciousness
or requiring resuscitation or admittance to hospital
for more than 24 hours. |
| 7 |
Any
other injury:
| (a) |
leading
to hypothermia, heat-induced illness or
to unconsciousness; |
| (b) |
requiring
resuscitation; or |
| (c) |
requiring
admittance to hospital for more than 24
hours. |
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| 8 |
Loss
of consciousness caused by asphyxia or by exposure
to a harmful substance or biological agent. |
| 9 |
Either
of the following conditions which result from
the absorption of any substance by inhalation,
ingestion or through the skin-
| (a) |
acute
illness requiring medical treatment; or |
| (b) |
loss
of consciousness. |
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| 10 |
Acute
illness which requires medical treatment where
there is reason to believe that this resulted
from exposure to a biological agent or its toxins
or infected material. |
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