The HDE guidance to RIDDOR includes the following:
"A reportable disease must be diagnosed by a doctor. Diagnosis includes identifying any new symptoms, or any significant worsening of existing symptoms. For employees, they need to provide the diagnosis in writing to their employer. Doctors are encouraged to use standard wording when describing reportable diseases on written statements they make out for their patients."
On this basis it would seem that a written diagnosis from a GP would be sufficient to require a report under RIDDOR.
However, The guidance also lists those health conditions where a report is required, these being:
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: where the person’s work involves regular use of percussive or vibrating tools
Cramp of the hand or forearm: where the person’s work involves prolonged periods of repetitive movement of the fingers, hand or arm
Occupational dermatitis: where the person’s work involves significant or regular exposure to a known skin sensitiser or irritant
Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome: where the person’s work involves regular use of percussive or vibrating tools, or holding materials
subject to percussive processes, or processes causing vibration
Occupational asthma: where the person’s work involves significant or regular exposure to a known respiratory sensitiser
Tendonitis or tenosynovitis: in the hand or forearm, where the person’s work is physically demanding and involves frequent, repetitive movements
Interesting that with skin it is only occupational dermatitis that is reportable. Since urticaria is not medically considered as dermatitis this would not strictly be reportable, although I would always recommend that it were reported given a written diagnosis of occupational causation.
Chris
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