Reporting serious incidents

Below are some examples of serious incidents:

• Any fatality or serious injury involving a:
• Passenger;
• Railway employee/contractor;
• Child trespasser aged under 16;
• Level crossing user – cyclist, motorist, pedestrian;
• Any fatality or serious injury to a person on a level crossing.
• Any collision between rolling stock.
• Collapses of tunnels, bridges, cranes or scaffolding.
• Any release of dangerous goods involving a train carrying a nuclear flask/radioactive waste.

Who can I report an incident to?

Our accident section takes details of major incidents from the industry. 

Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR 95)

These Regulations require deaths, certain injuries resulting from accidents, instances of specified diseases, and specified dangerous occurrences, which arise out of or in connection with work activities or undertakings covered by the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HSW Act) to be reported to the relevant enforcing authority. For railways this will in most cases be the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR). 

Further information about how to report an incident can be found in Reporting of Serious Incidents to HM Railway Inspectorate (HMRI). Comprehensive (non-industry specific) guidance on RIDDOR is available on HSE’s website.

Last updated: 9 March 2009

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