But isn't the OH practitioner the agent of the employer, and often the one who reports on the employer's behalf? Mary. -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 16 September 2004 12:24 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: RIDDOR and disclosure I was under the impression that the duty to inform under RIDDOR belonged to the employer. Therefore OH would need to tell the employer about an employee's medical condition - maybe that would need consent? David MJ Mills > > From: "Clayton.Mary" <[log in to unmask]> > Date: 2004/09/16 Thu AM 09:43:39 GMT > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: RIDDOR and disclosure > > Interesting point - I haven't sought employee consent in such circumstances. > Isn't RIDDOR however subordinate legislation to HASAWA - in that case isn't > the employee obliged to co-operate in the interests of their (and others) > health & safety? I'd be interested to hear what Diana Kloss would say on the > subject. > > Mary > > -----Original Message----- > From: Diane Romano-Woodward [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 16 September 2004 09:26 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: RIDDOR and disclosure > > Along the lines of the other discussion, do any of you get permission from > the employee to disclose RIDDOR disease to the HSE? > Diane > > _________________________________________________________________ > It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! > http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Please remove this footer before replying. > > For list archives and documents, go to > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html for list archives > > For jobs in Occupational Health, go to > http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/OHJobs/ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Please remove this footer before replying. > > For list archives and documents, go to > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html for list archives > > For jobs in Occupational Health, go to > http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/OHJobs/ > ----------------------------------------- Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. For list archives and documents, go to http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html for list archives For jobs in Occupational Health, go to http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/OHJobs/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. For list archives and documents, go to http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html for list archives For jobs in Occupational Health, go to http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/OHJobs/