HC Deb 18 December 1979 vol 976 c138W
Mr. Prescott

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what comparisons have been made between accidental deaths for British fishermen and those in mining, manufacturing, industrial and seafaring sectors, expressed as a percentage of the labour employed in each of those industries.

Mr. Mayhew

The chairman of the Health and Safety Commission has provided the following table. It is customary for accident incidence rates to be shown per 100,000 employees at risk.