{"id":3456,"date":"2020-04-10T13:34:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T13:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=3456"},"modified":"2020-04-28T18:43:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T18:43:27","slug":"uk-work-related-coronavirus-cases-must-be-reported","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=3456","title":{"rendered":"UK: Work-related coronavirus cases must be reported"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dangerous occurrences and cases of actual ill-health related to coronavirus exposures have now to be reported, the UK regulator the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/news\/riddor-reporting-coronavirus.htm\">Health and Safety Executive (HSE)<\/a> has said.<\/p>\n<p>The enforcement agency said the new legal reporting requirement under RIDDOR (The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013) applies \u201cwhen an unintended incident at work has led to someone\u2019s possible or actual exposure to coronavirus. This must be reported as a dangerous occurrence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Employers must also make a report when \u201ca worker has been diagnosed as having Covid-19 and there is reasonable evidence that it was caused by exposure at work. This must be reported as a case of disease.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An update to the HSE reporting webpages advises employers: \u201cIf 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.<\/p>\n<p>HSE adds: \u201cIf 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Incidents can be reported to HSE online.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/news\/riddor-reporting-coronavirus.htm\">HSE news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this post<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-3456\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=3456&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-3456\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=3456&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-3456\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=3456&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pocket\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-pocket sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=3456&amp;share=pocket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pocket\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=3456&amp;share=jetpack-whatsapp\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on WhatsApp\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=3456\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20UK%3A%20Work-related%20coronavirus%20cases%20must%20be%20reported&body=https%3A%2F%2F28april.org%2F%3Fp%3D3456&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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