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HS&E Operatives practice question: Accident reporting and RIDDOR (5 of 7)

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Overnight, a large part of a 12-metre-high scaffold collapses. Nobody is on site and nobody is hurt.

Does it need reporting under RIDDOR?

Choose one answer.

  1. A. No, because nobody was injured
  2. B. No, because it happened outside working hours
  3. C. Only if the scaffold firm agrees to report it
  4. D. Yes, it is a dangerous occurrence
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Answer: D

  • A. Wrong: Wrong. Dangerous occurrences are reportable even when nobody is hurt, because next time someone could be.
  • B. Wrong: Wrong. The time of the collapse does not change the duty to report it.
  • C. Wrong: Wrong. It is a legal duty for the person in control of the site, not a choice.
  • D. Right: Right. The collapse of a substantial part of a scaffold more than 5 metres high is a reportable dangerous occurrence, even if no one is hurt.

Explanation

Some near misses are serious enough to be reported under RIDDOR as dangerous occurrences, such as a scaffold over 5 metres collapsing.

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