Which event would require reporting under RIDDOR?

• A. An injury lasting over 7 days
• B. A broken lamp
• C. A minor cough at work
• D. A near miss

Answer: (A)

Under RIDDOR, you must report injuries that lead to a worker being away from work or unable to perform normal duties for more than seven consecutive days (the day of the incident doesn’t count toward those seven days). This makes an injury that results in more than a week off the most clearly reportable event among the options.

A broken lamp is simply property damage and doesn’t involve an injury to a person, so it doesn’t trigger RIDDOR. A minor cough at work isn’t typically a reportable illness under RIDDOR unless it’s one of the specific occupational diseases listed, which a simple cough usually isn’t. A near miss could be reportable if it qualifies as a dangerous occurrence with potential to cause serious injury, but not every near miss automatically requires reporting.

So the event most clearly requiring RIDDOR reporting is the injury that results in more than seven days off work.