From April 6, employers will no longer have to report injuries which keep workers off normal duties for seven or fewer days.
The change to the rules on reporting workplace injuries will save British companies time completing official paperwork, says the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the independent watchdog for work-related health.
The change to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995 is expected to see a fall of around 30 per cent in the number of incidents that must be reported by law – an average of around 30,000 fewer reports a year.
Employers will also be given a longer period in which to report, increasing from ten to15 days from the time of the incident. Employers must still keep a record of all over three day injuries, for example through an accident book.
Gareth Osborne said: “This is another step forward in the governments pledge to cut paperwork and red-tape.”
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