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Fatal and major accidents can, and must be reported by telephone on 0845 300 9923. Major accidents will continue to include:
Fractures, other than to digits of the hand and foot.
Amputation.
Dislocation of the shoulder, hip, knee or spine.
Loss of sight.
Chemical or hot metal burn to the eye.
Any penetrating injury to the eye.
Injury resulting from an electric shock.
Electrical burn leading to unconsciousness, or requiring resuscitation or admittance to hospital for more than 24 hours.
Injury leading to hypothermia.
Heat-induced illness or unconsciousness, or requiring resuscitation, or requiring admittance to hospital for more than 24 hours.
Unconsciousness caused by asphyxia.
Unconsciousness caused by exposure to a harmful substance.
Unconsciousness caused by exposure to a biological agent.
Acute illness requiring medical treatment.
Loss of consciousness arising from absorption of any substance by inhalation, ingestion or through the skin.
Acute illness requiring medical treatment where there is reason to believe that this resulted from exposure to a biological agent or its toxins or infected material.
 The reporting service is available in normal office hours (Mon-Fri 8:30-17:00). The HSE do provide an out of hours duty officer service on 0151 922 9235. The service should be used when the contact centre is closed and:

A work related incident has caused a death (or is likely to result in a death).
Following a serious accident when there is a risk that evidence would be lost if you were to wait until the contact centre was open.
Following a major incident where the severity of the incident or public concern warrants an immediate statement from the HSE or Government Ministers.
Amendments to original notification for major and fatal incidents can be made by phone or by submitting a report form online. When submitting an amendment, state “Amendment to incident reference number” and include the reference number provided by HSE. This detail should be included in the text box labelled “Describe What Happened”.

The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995 are under review. A consultative document was released by the HSE in the early part of 2011. Responses to the consultation document were required for the 9th May 2011 and the consultation has now closed. Changes are expected to be included in the legal review in Spring 2011, when the Government will introduce any new health and safety legislation. It is expected that RIDDOR will be amended to extend the reporting requirement for lost time accidents and injuries from three to seven days.

In addition, on the 30th September the HSE Infoline will close. Individuals seeking advice on RIDDOR reporting will be directed to the HSE website. The HSE advise that if you are unable to find the information you require you should contact a commercial health and safety advice service or a safety consultant listed on the Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register at www.oshcr.org . Subscribers to Health and Safety Adviser can submit emails to the editorial team where we will provide advice on compliance.

 A new recruitment website is being marketed as the home for oil and gas jobs in Qatar. Oil and Gas People, a UK based site has recently signed up several big recruitment companies in the region.

With the market starting to pick up and a buzz of activity in the Middle East, dozens of oil and gas positions are being listed every day.

The site which only launched this year is proving a huge hit with candidates and recruiters in the industry. Following a new model, Oil and Gas People has clearly been designed to assist those looking for work in the oil and gas industry.

Oil and Gas People creates a live snap shot of the available work force and offers recruiters a process that allows them to post jobs and be instantly matched to available candidates for free.

Candidates benefit from their own free online CV that they can link to when applying for jobs anywhere on the net. By maintaining a live profile on the site candidates will be automatically matched to suitable oil and gas positions posted by recruiters.

To Search oil and gas jobs in Qatar and internationally, visit the site at www.oilandgaspeople.com

A fantastic community site is also available at www.oilandgascommunity.com which is a great place to network and exchange information with other oil and gas people.