{"id":171407,"date":"2025-01-30T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=c240a7c18a018a123f500143aac58e75"},"modified":"2025-01-30T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T10:00:00","slug":"updated-riddor-guidance-for-dutyholders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=171407","title":{"rendered":"Updated RIDDOR guidance for dutyholders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Updated RIDDOR guidance for dutyholders<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-30T10:00:00+00:00\" title=\"Thursday, 30 January, 2025 - 10:00\" class=\"datetime\">Thu, 30\/01\/2025 &#8211; 10:00<\/time><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"orr-published-date\">30 January 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-standfirst field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item\">RIDDOR stands for Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations and we are the enforcing authority for RIDDOR within the railway industry.<\/div>\n<div class=\"orr-share-links\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Updated%20RIDDOR%20guidance%20for%20dutyholders&amp;url=http%3A\/\/www.orr.gov.uk\/search-news\/updated-riddor-guidance-dutyholders\"  class=\"orr-share-twitter\" title=\"Share to Twitter\">Twitter<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite?url=http%3A\/\/www.orr.gov.uk\/search-news\/updated-riddor-guidance-dutyholders\"  class=\"orr-share-linkedin\" title=\"Share to Linkedin\">Linkedin<\/a><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Updated%20RIDDOR%20guidance%20for%20dutyholders&amp;body=http%3A\/\/www.orr.gov.uk\/search-news\/updated-riddor-guidance-dutyholders\" class=\"orr-share-email\" title=\"Send to email\">email<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-cover-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__label visually-hidden\">Cover Image<\/div>\n<div class=\"field__item\">\n<article class=\"media media--type-image media--view-mode-demo-cover\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__label visually-hidden\">Image<\/div>\n<div class=\"field__item\">  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.orr.gov.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/demo_cover\/public\/2024-07\/year-in-rail-2024-25-news-cover.jpg?itok=liXPk2A4\" width=\"1020\" height=\"575\" alt=\"Railway tracks at Glasgow Central station\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-style-demo-cover\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__label visually-hidden\">Body<\/div>\n<div class=\"field__item\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-components field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-visually_hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__label visually-hidden\">Components<\/div>\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item\">\n<div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>This means that any reportable incidents occurring on the railway, including injuries, diseases, and dangerous occurrences, must be reported to the us, by law, under RIDDOR regulations.<\/p>\n<p>We have produced an updated version of both our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orr.gov.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-01\/guidance-on-riddor-2013-regulations_0.pdf\" data-entity-type=\"media\" data-entity-uuid=\"d48a73aa-8db2-4d8f-bbf5-df3fce77b75a\" data-entity-substitution=\"media\">RIDDOR Guidance document<\/a> and our <a href=\"https:\/\/dataportal.orr.gov.uk\/riddor\/submit-new-incident\/\">online RIDDOR reporting form<\/a>, following the Health and Safety Executive\u2019s post-implementation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/riddor\/\">review of RIDDOR<\/a>. The changes we have made are minor, and there are no alterations to the legal requirements of RIDDOR.<\/p>\n<p>Our updated guidance will assist dutyholders who are required to submit a report under RIDDOR to the ORR, and on the application of RIDDOR to railways, tramways and any other system using guided transport. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Changes to the guidance include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>adding more example situations to aid dutyholders in understanding the legislation and determining if incidents are reportable<\/li>\n<li>removing obsolete or dated references<\/li>\n<li>adding a new chapter on road vehicle accidents<\/li>\n<li>a new appendix also sets out these changes from the previous version of the guidance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Changes to the reporting form and guidance for completing the form include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>improved <a href=\"https:\/\/dataportal.orr.gov.uk\/media\/nloj5unq\/orr-online-riddor-form-guidance.pdf\">Guidance in completing ORR\u2019s online reporting form<\/a> to make it easier to submit a RIDDOR report to ORR<\/li>\n<li>more options when completing the gender drop-down field for the injured person<br \/>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field__item\">\n<div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--related-documents paragraph--view-mode--default\">\n<div class=\"field__label\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-hidden page__related page__related--documents field__item\">\n<h2>Downloads<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-related-document field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden page__related page__related--documents field__items doc__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item single-document\">\n<article class=\"file-type--pdf media media--type-document media--view-mode-related-item\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<div class=\"related-document-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orr.gov.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-01\/guidance-on-riddor-2013-regulations_0.pdf\"  class=\"media-link\" title=\"Guidance on RIDDOR 2013 regulations (pdf 583.53 KB)\" aria-label=\"Guidance on RIDDOR 2013 regulations\">Guidance on RIDDOR 2013 regulations (pdf 583.53 KB)<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"orr-published-date\">Published 30 January 2025<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-media-document field--type-file field--label-visually_hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__label visually-hidden\">Document<\/div>\n<div class=\"field__item\">\n<div class=\"js-form-item form-item js-form-type-item form-type-item js-form-item- form-item- form-no-label\">\n        PDF 583.53 KB\n        <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"more-info-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orr.gov.uk\/media\/10715\" class=\"more-info-link media-link\" title=\"More info\" aria-label=\"More info on Guidance on RIDDOR 2013 regulations\">More info<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"download-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orr.gov.uk\/media\/10715\/download\" class=\"download-link media-link media-download-link\" title=\"Download\" aria-label=\"Download Guidance on RIDDOR 2013 regulations\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"button-contain\">\n          <button class=\"document-related__btn\" aria-label=\"show more documents\">Show more<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-related-links field--type-link field--label-above page__related page__related--links\">\n<div class=\"field__label\">Related links<\/div>\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.orr.gov.uk\/guidance-compliance\/rail-guidance-and-compliance\/health-safety\/reporting-riddor-incidents\">Reporting RIDDOR incidents to ORR<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"field__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/uksi\/2013\/1471\/contents\/made\">The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 \u2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-author-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item\">  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.orr.gov.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/news_author_120x120_\/public\/2025-01\/sarah-edmunds-blog.png?itok=imCddYuw\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" alt=\"Sarah Edmunds\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-style-news-author-120x120-\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-author-name field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">Sarah Edmunds<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-author-job-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item\">Senior Policy Adviser, Railway Safety<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated RIDDOR guidance for dutyholders<br \/>\nThu, 30\/01\/2025 &#8211; 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