- Status
- Amended (in force with amendments)
- Penalty ceiling
- Imprisonment 6 of 14 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 1 carries different penalties and 7 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.
Responsible Person — also bound by 108 other Acts
Employer — also bound by 682 other Acts
What it requires
Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
- Report serious work-related injuries and long-term absencesResponsible Person
Unlimited fine
- Report hospital‑treated injuries to non‑workers under RIDDOREmployer
- Report work-related injuries to non-workersResponsible Person
- Report work-related deaths to the enforcing authority without delayResponsible Person
- Report dangerous occurrences to the HSEEmployer
Unlimited fine
- Report specific occupational diseases to the authoritiesResponsible Person
- Report specified occupational diseases to HSEEmployer
Unlimited fine
- Report diagnosed occupational cancer or disease to HSEEmployer
- Report work-related cancer or diseases from biological agentsResponsible Person
Unlimited fine
- Report offshore disease cases to HSEEmployer
- Report specific offshore diseases to the HSEResponsible Person
Unlimited fine
- Keep records of reportable incidents, injuries and diseasesEmployer
- Keep records of workplace injuries, diseases, and incidentsResponsible Person
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must review and report on RIDDOR effectivenessCrown / Minister / Government department
11 other provisions — procedural and definitional
Schedules
0 of 137 shown137 other schedules
Help complying
Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.
Fire safety for Resident Management Companies
Essential guide for RMC directors to understand fire safety duties, personal liability, and how to protect yourself while ensuring your building is …
Fire safety for new business premises
Complete introduction to fire safety law and compliance for new business premises. Learn who is responsible, how to conduct a fire risk …
Fire safety for multi-occupied residential buildings
Complete guide to fire safety duties for responsible persons in multi-occupied residential buildings, covering the Fire Safety Act 2021 and Fire Safety …
Respond to fire service enforcement
What to do when you receive a fire safety enforcement notice, prohibition notice, or alterations notice from the fire and rescue service.
Responding to CDM enforcement action
What to do when HSE takes enforcement action or investigates your construction site for CDM breaches. Covers improvement notices, prohibition notices, prosecution, …
Meet workplace health and safety requirements
A comprehensive journey for UK employers to understand and comply with health and safety law. Covers the legal framework (HASAWA 1974, MHSWR …
Excavation and foundation safety
HSE requirements for safe excavation and foundation work on construction sites. Covers trench support systems, edge protection, safe access, cable and pipe …
Health and safety requirements by business size
How H&S obligations scale as your business grows. Covers risk assessment, written policy, first aid, RIDDOR reporting, training, consultation, enforcement, and display …
Manage hazardous construction materials
How to comply with COSHH 2002 when working with cement, silica dust, solvents, and wood dust on construction sites, and with the …
Recognise and report occupational diseases
How to recognise the signs of occupational diseases, understand your duty to report them under RIDDOR, and maintain occupational health records. Covers …
Safe utility trenching and cable avoidance
How to dig safely near underground services on construction sites. Covers HSG47 safe digging practices, cable avoidance tool (CAT) use, utility record …
Work safely in confined spaces on drainage projects
How to comply with the Confined Spaces Regulations 1997 when working in manholes, sewers, chambers, and service ducts on drainage projects. Covers …
13 more guides that reference this instrument
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.