Reporting accidents in the air transport industry

Contents

• Reporting of RIDDOR incidents
• Who do I report a RIDDOR incident to?
• Reporting incidents to the CAA and AAIB

This page explains:

• how the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) applies to employers, employees, the self-employed, contractors and members of the public at airports;
• and the reporting requirements of other agencies such as the CAA and Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB).

Reporting of RIDDOR incidents

RIDDOR requires employers and others to report incidents such as certain accidents, some diseases and some dangerous occurrences that arise out of or in connection with work. These reports enable the enforcing authorities (either the HSE or Local Authority) to identify where and how risks arise and to investigate serious incidents and trends.

As well as a legal requirement to report such incidents, internal investigation by your organisation can assist you to:

• identify trends in accidents and ill-health;
• identify underlying causes;
• establish the effectiveness of your management systems;
• identify the need to review and/or improve such management systems.

Who do I report a RIDDOR incident to?

Work-related incidents should be reported to your own employer and/or the airport authority according to established procedures.

Certain incidents will also be reportable under RIDDOR to either the HSE or Local Authority. There is now a central reporting system for all such incidents. Extensive guidance on how and what to report is found on the HSE website on RIDDOR.

Reporting incidents to the CAA and AAIB

Certain types of incidents such as bird strikes, ice falling off aircraft, Mandatory Occurrence Reporting Scheme (MORS) etc are reportable to the CAA. Further information on how and what to report can be found on Making a Report to the CAA

Certain types of incidents such as aircraft collision etc are reportable to the AAIB. Further information on how and what to report can be found on AAIB Reporting an Accident