Table 2.

Reporting requirements for occupational dermatitis under Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)

HSE32. RIDDOR – Information for doctors
Reportable diseases from Schedule 3 of the regulations
Occupational diseases – conditions due to substances
Section 45: occupational dermatitis
Activity: work involving exposure to any of the following agents
a	Epoxy resin systems
b	Formaldehyde and its resins
c	Metalworking fluids
d	Chromate (hexavalent and derived from trivalent chromium)
e	Cement, plaster or concrete
f	Acrylates and methacrylates
g	Colophony (rosin) and its modified products
h	Glutaraldehyde
i	Mercaptobenzothiazole, thiurams, substituted paraphenylenediamines and related rubber-processing chemicals
j	Biocides, antibacterials, preservatives or disinfectants
k	Organic solvents
l	Antibiotics and other pharmaceuticals and therapeutic agents
m	Strong acids, strong alkalis, strong solutions (e.g. brine) and oxidizing agents including domestic bleach or reducing agents
n	Hairdressing products including in particular dyes, shampoos, bleaches and permanent waving solutions
o	Soaps and detergents
p	Plants and plant-derived material including in particular the daffodil, tulip and chrysanthemum families, the parsley family (carrots, parsnips, parsley and celery), garlic and onion, hardwoods and the pine family
q	Fish, shellfish or meat
r	Sugar or flour
s	Any other known irritant or sensitizing agent including in particular any chemical bearing the warning ‘may cause sensitization by skin contact’ or ‘irritating to the skin’

Note that urticaria is not listed in the RIDDOR guidance.