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Mr. Hurst: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) fatal and (b) non-fatal accidents have been reported to the Health and Safety Executive in each year since 1973. [118828]
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Mr. Browne: The following table gives the figures for fatal and non-fatal accidents reported to the enforcing authorities (Health and Safety Executive and local authorities) from 1973 to 200102 (the latest year for which figures are available). Discontinuity in the series of figures reflects changes in the legislation requiring reporting of such accidents.
Injuries at work to employees and self-employed persons and members of the public injured as a result of someone else's work activity as reported to all enforcing authorities (HSE and local authorities) under various legislation.
2. For the calendar years 1981 to 1985, Notification of Accidents and Dangerous occurrences Regulations (NADOR)
3. For the planning years 1 April 198631 March 1996, Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR 85)
4. For the Subsequent planning years commencing April 1st 1996, RIDDOR 95.
Employees | Self-employed | |||||||
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Fatal | Major | Over three day | Total injuries | Fatal | Major | Over three day | Total injuries | |
1973 | 549 | (6) | (6) | 549 | (6) | (6) | (6) | (6) |
1974 | 651 | (6) | (6) | 651 | (6) | (6) | (6) | (6) |
1975 | 620 | (6) | (6) | 620 | (6) | (6) | (6) | (6) |
1976 | 584 | (6) | (6) | 584 | (6) | (6) | (6) | (6) |
1977 | 524 | (6) | (6) | 524 | (6) | (6) | (6) | (6) |
1978 | 499 | (6) | (6) | 499 | 123 | (6) | (6) | 123 |
1979 | 492 | (6) | (6) | 492 | 123 | (6) | (6) | 123 |
1980 | 440 | (6) | (6) | 440 | 139 | (6) | (6) | 139 |
1981 | 441 | 12,316 | (6) | 12,757 | 54 | 91 | (6) | 145 |
1982 | 472 | 12,286 | (6) | 12,758 | 48 | 127 | (6) | 175 |
1983 | 448 | 12,453 | (6) | 12,901 | 65 | 114 | (6) | 179 |
1984 | 438 | 12,494 | (6) | 12,932 | 60 | 144 | (6) | 204 |
1985 | 400 | 13,175 | (6) | 13,575 | 71 | 206 | (6) | 277 |
198687 | 355 | 20,695 | 159,011 | 180,061 | 52 | 690 | 1,029 | 1,771 |
198788 | 361 | 20,057 | 159,852 | 180,270 | 84 | 867 | 1,169 | 2,120 |
198889 | (7)529 | 19,944 | 163,119 | 183,063 | 80 | 1,152 | 1,503 | 2,735 |
198990 | 370 | 20,396 | 165,244 | 186,010 | 105 | 1,310 | 1,865 | 3,280 |
199091 | 346 | 19,896 | 160,811 | 181,053 | 87 | 1,326 | 2,077 | 3,490 |
199192 | 297 | 17,597 | 152,506 | 170,400 | 71 | 1,101 | 1,832 | 3,004 |
199293 | 276 | 16,938 | 141,147 | 158,361 | 63 | 1,115 | 2,136 | 3,314 |
199394 | 245 | 16,705 | 134,928 | 151,878 | 51 | 1,274 | 2,531 | 3,856 |
199495 | 191 | 17,041 | 139,349 | 156,581 | 81 | 1,313 | 2,869 | 4,263 |
199596 | 209 | 16,568 | 130,582 | 147,359 | 49 | 1,166 | 2,394 | 3,609 |
199697 | 207 | 27,964 | 127,286 | 155,457 | 80 | 1,356 | 2,282 | 3,718 |
199798 | 212 | 29,187 | 134,789 | 164,188 | 62 | 815 | 984 | 1,861 |
199899 | 188 | 28,368 | 132,295 | 160,851 | 65 | 685 | 849 | 1,599 |
19992000 | 162 | 28,652 | 135,381 | 164,195 | 58 | 663 | 732 | 1,453 |
200001 | 213 | 27,524 | 134,105 | 161,842 | 79 | 630 | 715 | 1,424 |
200102 | 206 | 28,011 | 129,655 | 157,872 | 45 | 929 | 917 | 1,891 |
(6) Not available.
(7) Includes the 56 fatalities to members of the public in the Bradford City football club disaster.
(8) Includes the 167 fatalities in the Piper Alpha disaster, 6 July 1988.
(9) Includes the 95 fatalities and 766 non-fatal injuries to members of the public arising from the Hillsborough stadium disaster.
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Dr. Iddon: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many inspections of premises have been carried out by the Health and Safety Executive's Field Operations Directorate in Bolton in each of the last 10 years. [117131]
Mr. Browne: The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the following table:
Number | |
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199596 | 516 |
199697 | 748 |
199798 | 347 |
199899 | 263 |
19992000 | 297 |
200001 | 403 |
200102 | 329 |
200203 | 219 |
Notes:
1. The data have been taken from FOD's FOCUS database and refer to the numbers of inspection contacts (which may not correlate precisely with the numbers of inspections) in the Bolton local authority.
2. Data on numbers of inspections are not available.
3. Data for years 199394 and 199495 are not available.
4. The data exclude contacts to premises now inspected by HSE's Hazardous Installations Directorate, part of which was subsumed in FOD until 1996.
5. The high number for inspection contacts in 199697 is believed to be due in large part to a programme of management audits in the health services.
Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many prosecutions have been taken against employers for breaking health and safety rules in each of the last three years. [118550]
Mr. Browne: The information is in the tables.
Number of prosecutions taken against employers by the Health and Safety Executive for health and safety at work offences in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
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Year(10) | Separate offences prosecuted |
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19992000 | 1,339 |
200001 | 1,408 |
200102 | 1,468 |
Number of prosecutions taken against employers and others by local authorities.
Year(10) | Separate offences prosecuted (all defendants)(11) |
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19992000 | 412 |
200001 | 401 |
200102 | Not yet available |
(10) The annual basis is the planning year from 1 April to 31 March.
(11) Figures for offences prosecuted by local authorities specifically against employers are not available except at disproportionate cost.
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