§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in theOfficial Report the total number of people killed as the result of accidents in the workplace in each of the last five years showing, in each year, what the figures were in the previous 10, 20 and 30 years.
§ Mr. NichollsThe table shows the available information. Fatalities to the self-employed and members of the public were not reportable until 1 January 1981.
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Fatalities as a result of work activity to all enforcing authorities1 Great Britain Date of accident Employees Self employed2 Non employed Total 1987–883 8 340 83 102 525 1986–873 355 52 91 498 1986 Q14 98 10 24 132 1985 399 71 5159 629 1984 438 60 105 603 1983 447 65 85 597 Yearly average: 1973–826 588 9.. 9.. 9.. 1963–726 939 9.. 9.. 9.. 1953–626 7677 9.. 9.. 9.. 1 Reported to HSE's factory and agricultural inspectorates and all other relevant enforcing authorities under the Notification of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1980 (NADOR) for 1981 to March 1986, and the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations, 1985 (RIDDOR) for 1986–87 onwards. Prior to 1981, injuries were reported under various legal requirements. Fatalities between 1953 and 1962 are limited to those reported to HSE's factory inspectorate. Fatal injuries to the self-employed and the non-employed reported to the mines and quarries inspectorate for the years 1981 to 1984, and reported to local authorities for the years 1981 to 1985 are included with employees. 2 Fatal injuries to the self-employed working on their own have never been reportable. 3 year commencing 1 April. 4 First quarter (January to March) 5 Includes 56 members of the public killed in the Bradford City football club fire disaster. 6 Average yearly figure for the 10-year period.
7 Factory inspectorate only.
8 Provisional.
9..Not available.