10. Occupational health, information and reporting

Changes and developments since last year

• from 1 October 2013, the new Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR), introduced some new categories of reportable incidents;

• from 1 October 2013, the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 have been amended, removing the requirement for HSE to approve first aid training and qualifications;

• the government is continuing to develop its Health and Work Service, a new independent, call-centre based assessment and advisory service due to be launched at the end of 2014.