§ Mr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what criteria are used by the factory and agriculture inspectorates in deciding which reportable injuries should be investigated.
§ Mr. NichollsWhen selecting reported accidents for investigation, inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive's factory and agricultural inspectorates consider the severity or potential severity of the injury, the gravity of any apparent breach of legislation, the need to give advice and guidance to the employer and the value of any information that would be obtained in preventing similar accidents.
§ Mr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many visits were made by the factory inspectorate specifically to investigate accidents and complaints in 1970, 1973, 1974 and 1980.
§ Mr. NichollsThe information requested is not available.
It is not possible to distinguish between visits paid by the factory inspectorate to investigate accidents and complaints and those paid for other reasons in the years specified.
§ Mr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many visits, other than in response to accidents and complaints, were made by the factory inspectorate in the years 1970, 1973, 1974 and 1980.
§ Mr. NichollsThe information requested is not available.
It is not possible to distinguish between visits paid by the factory inspectorate to investigate accidents and complaints and those paid for other reasons in the years specified.