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- Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences (RIDDOR) Investigations Privacy Notice
- Last updated
- Thursday, 9 August 2018
- Introduction
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Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences (RIDDOR) puts duties on us to report certain serious workplace accidents, occupational diseases and specified dangerous occurrences, known as near misses, to the Health and Safety Executive.
- What personal information we collect
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We collect personal information to make sure that we can carry out our work. The personal information we collect includes:
- Name
- Age and date of birth
- Address
- Gender
- Telephone number
- Job title
- Incident details
- Medical records
- Health
- Ethnicity
- Disability
- Who we collect personal information about
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When we collect personal information it may be about:
- Employees
- Individuals
- How we use personal information
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We use your personal information to:
- Maintain accounts and records
- Support and manage employees
- Undertake licensing and regulatory activity
- Commission services
- Undertake investigations and audits
- Why we use your personal information
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We're required by law to report and investigate accidents and incidents. This is detailed in legislation and guidance including:
- Limitation Act 1980
- RIDDOR - Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013
We're allowed to process personal and sensitive data for the following reasons under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Articles and the Data Protection Act:
- To comply with a legal obligation
- For public tasks or statutory functions
- For employment, social security or social protection law
- Substantial public interest
- Who we share your personal information with
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We collect information from and disclose information to individuals and organisations that can support our work including:
- Council departments
- Other public bodies and authorities
- Courts and tribunals
- Ombudsman and regulatory bodies
- Service providers
- Affected parties
- Automated decision about your personal information
- This service doesn't make any decisions using computers or programmes that don't involve a human being when using your personal information.
- How long we keep your personal information
- We keep personal information collected as part of this process for a minimum of 3 years from the date of collection, or for an additional length of time if necessary.
- Transferring personal information beyond the EEA
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This service doesn't transfer your information outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
We do not routinely share data with any organisation outside the UK, but our website is available across the internet and we communicate with applicants and stakeholders wherever they are.
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