§ Mr. Terry Davisasked the Paymaster General how many major injuries have occurred in manufacturing industry and construction in each year since 1980; and to what factors he attributes the trend shown by these figures.
§ Mr. LeeThe table gives the data requested.
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Reported Occupational Major Injuries in Manufacturing and Construction, Great Britain (as defined in the Notification of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1980) 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Manufacturing: Employees 4,109 4,066 4,238 4,649 4,824 Self employed 8 21 18 31 17 Non-employed 22 40 60 57 46
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Construction: Employees 1,690 1,950 2,176 2,288 2,244 Self employed 40 51 57 70 113 Non-employed 36 33 66 75 78 Comparable data for 1980 and 1986 are not available. Performance varies between sectors of manufacturing industry and construction. The factors are complex but the increasing numbers of reported accidents in certain sectors suggest failure by managers to recognise that health and safety is an integral part of successful business management.