§ Mr. BlairTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many fatal, major and minor reportable accidents occurred on YTS for each quarter since I October 1988, and what these figures were by region and as a percentage of total YTS trainees in each region.
§ Mr. NichollsThe tables give the numbers of fatal, major and minor reportable accidents which occurred in
Quarter 1 April 1989—30 June 1989 Accidents1 Region Numbers in training3 Fatal Major2 Minor All accident rate/100,0003 Scotland 47,021 1 20 97 1,003 Northern 29,339 1 12 89 1,390 North West 58,260 — 30 115 995 Yorkshire and Humberside 44,209 — 12 102 1,031 West Midlands 42,309 — 16 55 671 East Midlands and Eastern 44,755 — 8 34 375 Wales 23,509 — 6 55 1,037 South West 28,785 — 9 16 347 South East 38,536 — 10 30 415 London 20,543 — 3 6 175
Quarter 1 July 1989—30 September 1989 Accidents1 Region Numbers in training3 Fatal Major2 Minor All accident rate/100,0003 Scotland 49,494 — 30 89 961 Northern 31,640 — 11 99 1,390 North West 62,904 — 22 142 1,042 Yorkshire and Humberside 48,035 — 21 85 882 West Midlands 45,629 — 13 70 727 East Midlands and Eastern 48,358 — 15 55 579 Wales 24,514 — 9 47 913 South West 30,966 — 4 30 439 South East 40,021 — 10 29 389 London 20,887 — 4 8 229
Quarter: 1 October 1988 to 31 December 1988 Numbers in training
3Accidents: 1 All accident rate/100,000
Region Fatal Major2 Minor Scotland 48,679 1 22 97 986 Northern 32,587 — 14 130 1,767 North West 65,836 1 33 116 911 Yorkshire and Humberside 49,011 1 28 101 1,060 West Midlands 48,578 — 8 73 666 East Midlands and Eastern 50,346 — 24 84 858 Wales 25,297 — 8 87 1,502 South West 33,026 — 12 44 678 South East 44,151 — 14 58 652 London 22,571 — 1 13 248 130W
Quarter: 1 January 1989 to 30 March 1989 Numbers in training
3Accidents: 1 All accident rate/100,000
Region Fatal Major2 Minor Scotland 49,454 — 15 95 889 Northern 30,633 — 17 94 1,449 North West 60,920 — 34 123 1,030 Yorkshire and Humberside 45,461 — 28 123 1,328 West Midlands 43,937 1 19 103 1,119 East Midlands and Eastern 46,888 — 16 51 571 Wales 23,880 — 8 51 988 South West 30,587 — 5 30 457 South East 40,278 — 6 35 407 London 21,242 — 2 11 244 1 Training Agency figures have been compiled on a similar basis to those prepared by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on employed persons. However, the Training Agency's figures will include a number of accidents to trainees in educational establishments and road traffic accidents which may not have been reportable to HSE had the individuals been employed. HSE information is also collected on YTS for each quarter since 1 October 1988 by region. Accident rates are expressed as an annual rate per 100,000 trainees.
Quarterly regional accident statistics vary markedly between regions and over time and should be interpreted with caution. The figures are subject to statistically random fluctuations, but are also heavily influenced by differences and changes in the occupational mix of training, in the administrative process of collecting the statistics, and other factors.
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a different geographical basis. 2 Major injuries are classified according to the severity criteria laid down in the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985 (RIDDOR). These regulations which came into force on 1 April 1986 reclassified fractured wrists and ankles as major injuries which were not considered to be major under the previous regulations, the Notification of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1980 (NADOR). 3 These figures are provisional.