About this course
What RIDDOR is and who reports; Specified injuries and over-seven-day injuries; Occupational diseases and dangerous occurrences; Deadlines, reporting and records; Investigating and learning from incidents; Making the call: practice scenarios
What learners cover
- Explain the purpose of RIDDOR 2013
- Identify the responsible person who must report
- Apply the 'work-related' test to an incident
- List the specified injuries to workers
- Calculate the over-seven-day period correctly
- Distinguish reporting over-seven-day injuries from recording over-three-day injuries
- Identify the reportable occupational diseases
- Explain the written diagnosis trigger
- Recognise dangerous occurrences, even when no one is hurt
- State the reporting deadlines for each type of incident
- Choose the correct method: online or telephone
- Keep RIDDOR records for at least three years
- Gather facts after an incident without blame
- Distinguish immediate and underlying causes
- Turn findings into actions and update risk assessments
- Apply RIDDOR rules to realistic workplace incidents
- Decide between report, record or neither
- Know where to get help when unsure
Who it is for
Managers, supervisors, first aiders and anyone who records or reports workplace incidents in Great Britain.
How it is delivered
Fully online and self-paced
Learners work through the course at their own pace and can pause and resume where they left off.
Any device
Works on desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile, with audio, video and written transcripts throughout.
Interactive throughout
Scenarios, exercises and images keep learners engaged rather than clicking through slides.
Knowledge checks
Short checks at the end of each section so learners can see what has landed before moving on.
Average completion time is around 35 mins, though learners can take as long as they need and return as often as they like.
Certification
WorkplaceHero certificate of completion on passing the 12-question final assessment (pass mark 80%, retakes allowed).
How it works for teams
- 1. Choose how many licences you need and pay by card, or request an invoice.
- 2. Add your learners' names and email addresses.
- 3. They sign in to their WorkplaceHero account and start the course straight away.
- 4. Track who has been set up from your account.
Common questions
How do learners access this course?
This course is delivered here on WorkplaceHero. Each learner signs in to their own WorkplaceHero account with the email you gave us and starts the course from their online courses - there is no separate platform login. Progress updates live on your team dashboard, and the certificate and CPD log entry appear automatically on completion.
Course details
- Course version
- 1.1-draft
- Content last reviewed
- November 2026
- Next review due
- November 2027
- Study time
- 35 mins
- CPD hours
- 0.5 hours
- Pass mark
- 80%
- Assessment
- 12 questions, unlimited retakes
Sources
This course is grounded in the following authoritative legal and best-practice references.