Operational Note: HSE announces change in policy

Date:

Operational Note - 7 April 2009

Release No:

E030:09

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) publishes details of work-related deaths on a monthly basis through the Chief Executive’s report to the HSE Board.

Following recommendations from the Information Commissioner, we will now include the names of the deceased and additional details on these fatal incidents at www.hse.gov.uk/foi

Media Inquiries Karl Brookes 0151 951 4684

Notes to editors

1. The HSE Board has overall responsibility for occupational health and safety regulations in Great Britain, and HSE and Local Authorities are the enforcing authorities that work in support of the Board.
2. These incidents are reported under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases & Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR). HSE is the relevant enforcing authority for approximately 75% of all reportable incidents under these regulations.
3. The new information will be published monthly at www.hse.gov.uk/foi

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