Under RIDDOR, which incident is reported?

• A. Routine maintenance issues
• B. Minor incidents
• C. Dangerous occurrences
• D. Customer complaints

Answer: (C)

Under RIDDOR, the events that must be reported are dangerous occurrences—events at work that didn’t necessarily injure someone but could have caused serious harm, or did cause a near-miss with high risk. In a veterinary practice, this covers things like a gas leak, a major equipment fault that could lead to fire or explosion, or a structural failure that could trap someone. These are reported because they indicate potential dangers and help prevent future incidents.

Routine maintenance issues aren’t automatically reportable unless they themselves become a dangerous occurrence or cause an injury. Minor injuries aren’t reportable under RIDDOR unless they lead to more than seven days off work or require more than first aid treatment, and customer complaints aren’t reportable in themselves. The key point is that the incident type that must be reported is a dangerous occurrence.