Investigation - Stage 2: Decide whether to investigate

Selecting accidents and incidents for investigation following a report under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)

Decisions on whether to investigate reports under RIDDOR are made by selecting those where the risk is highest and where the greatest regulatory impact can be made with our available resources.

We use an evidence-based approach to select RIDDOR reports for further enquires and investigation. This approach helps us to decide on the most appropriate type of intervention. It also means that not every report will be investigated.

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Operational procedures homehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/index.htm
Inspectionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/inspection/index.htm
Investigationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/investigation/index.htm
Overview - Complaintshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/complaints/index.htm
1. Receive concernhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/complaints/receive.htm
2. Risk filter (FOD)https://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/complaints/assess.htm
3. Follow up (FOD)https://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/complaints/followup.htm
4. Appeals (FOD)https://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/complaints/appeals.htm
5. Decide to investigate (HID/ND)https://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/complaints/decide.htm
6. Follow up (REACH)https://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/complaints/reach.htm
Additional guidancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/complaints/compguidance.htm
Overview - Enforcement decisionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/enforcement/index.htm
1. Make decisionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/enforcement/decision.htm
Additional guidancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/enforcement/enfguidance.htm
Overview - Noticehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/notices/index.htm
1. Considerhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/notices/consider.htm
2. Discusshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/notices/discuss.htm
3. Preparehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/notices/prepare.htm
4. Servehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/notices/serve.htm
5. Follow up https://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/notices/followup.htm
6. Appealhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/notices/appeal.htm
Additional guidance https://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/notices/noticeguidance.htm
Overview - Prosecutionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/prosecutions/index.htm
1. Consider https://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/prosecutions/consider.htm
2. Prepare reporthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/prosecutions/prepreport.htm
3. Approvehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/prosecutions/approve.htm
4. Prepare for court https://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/prosecutions/prepcourt.htm
5. Appear in courthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/prosecutions/appear.htm
6. Close processhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops/og/ogprocedures/prosecutions/close.htm
Information Commissioner's Officehttps://ico.org.uk/
Freedom of Information Act 2000: Advice for Organisationshttps://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-freedom-of-information/
HSE statisticshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/index.htm
Enforcement databasehttps://resources.hse.gov.uk/notices/
RIDDOR statisticshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/tables/index.htm#riddor
H&S Guidancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/guidance/index.htm
Press Releasehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/press/index.htm
HSE Bookshttps://books.hse.gov.uk/