§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many accidents have occurred in Cornwall due to the danger created by the failure to fence either mines or quarries in the area.
§ Mr. WaddingtonNo accidents resulting from the failure to provide adequate fencing at working mines or quarries have been reported to the Health and Safety Executive for at least the past five years.
Before 1 January 1981, only accidents resulting in death of or serious bodily injury to employed persons were required to be reported to the executive. Since then there has been a statutory requirement for the notification of all accidents at workplaces, apart from those resulting in no injury or only minor injury.
In relation to abandoned mines and quarries, I refer to the answer given to my hon. Friend by the Under-Secretary of State for the Environment on 26 January 1982.—[Vol. 16, c. 319.]