- 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 115 other Acts
Employer — also bound by 701 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.
Stop your sole trader business
Step-by-step guide to closing your self-employment - telling HMRC, filing final returns, and keeping required records
Transfer ownership of your business
Plan and execute business succession - family transfers, management buyouts, partner buyouts, or employee ownership
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 …
Health and safety compliance checklist
Quick compliance checklist for experienced employers to verify they meet core HSE requirements. Covers legal duties, risk assessment, first aid, accident reporting, …
Manage your employees
A comprehensive journey for UK employers covering the full employment lifecycle - from ongoing payroll and compliance duties through to managing workforce …
Health and safety for new employers
A comprehensive learning path to help first-time employers understand and meet their health and safety duties. Takes you from understanding the law …
Excavation and foundation safety
Trench collapse is a leading cause of death on UK construction sites, and CDM 2015 requires you to prevent it whatever the …
Manage hazardous construction materials
Cutting concrete or stone, mixing cement, sanding timber and using solvents all expose construction workers to hazardous substances. COSHH requires you to …
Recognise and report occupational diseases
Report an occupational disease to HSE under RIDDOR when a doctor diagnoses a worker in writing with a listed disease and their …
Work safely in confined spaces on drainage projects
Entering manholes, sewers, chambers or service ducts is work in a confined space, where toxic gas, low oxygen and rising water can …
7 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.