Choose the right approach for you
Every company has different compliance challenges. Shape your ideal safety solution from three flexible options.
Opus Safety Partnership
Full-service consultancy and business risk management to improve safety standards for the long term.
Standalone compliance services
Targeted audits, surveys, assessments and staff training to keep you in line with current health and safety laws.
Friction-free software
Workflows, checklists, reporting and e-learning that streamline safety from start to finish.
Choose the right approach for you
Every company has different compliance challenges. Shape your ideal safety solution from three flexible options.
Full Health Surveillance
An occupational health assessment of a full fitness for work is to establish if that employee is fit to carry out their day to day duties within their job role.
Health Surveillance Medicals
A health surveillance system can highlight hazards in your workplace that are not properly being controlled. Opus help you to reduce these hazards.
Tailored Health Surveillance
Tailored surveillance not only ensures compliance with regulatory requirements but also promotes the overall well-being of employees, creating a safer work environment.
RIDDOR Reporting
RIDDOR covers reporting various occupational diseases and dangerous occurrences, including COVID-19 exposure.
Reportable Diseases Under RIDDOR
Includes work-related conditions like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Occupational Asthma.
Dangerous Occurrences Reporting
Report incidents like equipment failures and substance releases under RIDDOR.
COVID-19 as a Dangerous Occurrence
Report work-related COVID-19 exposures as a dangerous occurrence.
Reporting Process for RIDDOR
How to make a RIDDOR report online for occurrences and diseases.
Why Testing is Important
Reportable diseases
These are listed under sections 8 and 9 of the regulations. The types of diseases include:
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome from the use of percussive or vibrating tools
- Cramp in hand or forearm from prolonged periods of repetitive movement of fingers, hands or arms
- Occupational dermatitis from exposure to known skin sensitisers or vibrating tools or materials
- Hand Arm Vibration (HAV) Syndrome from regular use of percussive or vibrating tools or materials
- Occupational asthma from exposure to respiratory sensitisers
- Tendonitis or tenosynovitis in the hand or forearm from frequent repetitive movements
- Diagnosis of cancer attributed to occupational exposure
- Any disease attributed to occupational exposure to biological agents
Reportable dangerous occurrences
There are several types of dangerous occurrences that require reporting under RIDDOR. These include:
- The collapse, overturning or failure of load-bearing parts of lifts and lifting equipment
- Plant or equipment coming into contact with overhead power lines
- The accidental release of any substance which could cause injury to any person
- Electrical incidents causing fire or explosion
- Failure of pressure systems (specified circumstances and parameters)
- and more
Find out more about RIDDDOR here.
What to report:
Dangerous occurrences
Read about RIDDOR regulation 7, Schedule 2 – Section 10 on legislation.gov.uk
If something happens at work which results in (or could result in) the release or escape of coronavirus you must report this as a dangerous occurrence. An example of a dangerous occurrence would be a lab worker accidentally smashing a glass vial containing coronavirus, leading to people being exposed.
Cases of disease:
- Exposure to a biological agent
- Read about RIDDOR regulation 9 (b) on legislation.gov.uk.
If there is reasonable evidence that someone diagnosed with COVID-19 was likely exposed because of their work you must report this as an exposure to a biological agent using the case of disease report. An example of a work-related exposure to coronavirus would be a health care professional who is diagnosed with COVID-19 after treating patients with COVID-19.
How to report:
- Make a RIDDOR report Online
- Report a dangerous occurrence.
- Report a case of disease: exposure to a biological agent.
How can Agility Risk & Compliance help you:
Agility Risk & Compliance can help you determine if there is reasonable evidence that someone diagnosed with COVID-19 was likely exposed at their place of work and if you are required to report it.
Speak to one of our expert consultants today on 01527 571 611
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Opus Safety Partnership
Everything you need for a safer workplace – in one end-to-end service. A customised compliance programme. Ongoing support. And a dedicated H&S expert, whenever you need them.
Business risk analysis
Pinpoint compliance issues and map out improvement measures.
Policies and processes
Review, upgrade and standardise safety documents and procedures.
Work-saving software
Action key H&S data and deliverables with one intuitive tool.
Strategic guidance
Maintain excellence with practical help and long-term risk prevention.
Secure, compliant and 100% confident
Our employee training programmes and one-off risk assessments, surveys and audits deliver peace of mind for your people – and a safer way forward for you.
Operate on the right side of regulations
Avoid penalties and exceed your legal requirements with expert-led risk assessments, audits and surveys that go beyond the bare minimum.