My employer did mention that they were reporting it under the "diseases"
part of the provisions and not an accident at work. I don't know anything
else though.


Janine Suggitt


----- Original Message -----
From: John Halton <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 11:02 AM
Subject: Re Health & Safety


> I've now looked up the RIDDOR provisions.
>
> Yes, there is a three-day-off-work-due-to-injury provision (RIDDOR
> regulation 3(2)) but I remain sceptical as to whether an employer would
> necessarily want to agree that an RSI-type injury was "work-related". It's
> not quite as glaringly obvious (to an employer) as having a filing cabinet
> fall on your foot.
>
> However, under RIDDOR regulation 5, there is a more objective test for the
> reporting of "diseases" rather than "injuries": if a doctor diagnoses that
> you have one of the diseases listed in the left hand column of Schedule 3,
> and your work involves the corresponding activity in the right hand
column,
> then this is notifiable to the HSE. There is no need to prove that the
work
> has _caused_ the disease, just that you have the disease and also do the
> work.
>
> Some of the diseases listed are RSI-type injuries. However, two caveats
are
> (i) you need a written statement from the doctor confirming the diagnosis
> (not sure whether a sicknote signing you off work would fulfill this
> condition) and (ii) even if you have the condition, and even if you're
> convinced it's work related, if you're not carrying out the appropriate
> activity then the rule doesn't apply. For example, carpal tunnel syndrome
is
> only notifiable if your work involves the use of hand-held vibrating
tools.
>
> In all cases, the best thing may be to speak to the person responsible for
> health & safety at your place of employment. You'd only really need to
look
> at the letter of the law if your employer started playing silly beggars
and
> trying to wriggle out of their responsibilities. If that does happen, seek
> professional legal advice rather than relying on this posting!
>
> A note of my charges for this advice will follow shortly ;-)
>
> John
>
>
>
>
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