Training Schemes (Fatalities and Accidents) (Hansard, 16 June 1988)

§ Ms. Harman
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many fatalities have occurred on Manpower Services Commission building and construction schemes under YTS, the job training scheme and the community programme for each of the last five years.

§ Mr. Nicholls
One fatality occurred in May 1986 to a YTS trainee in the construction and civil engineering occupations. There have been no fatalities to trainees on the job training scheme in these occupations. Central records of fatalities on the community programme are not held, although accidents on the community programme have to be notified to the Health and Safety Executive in the same way as for other employment.

§ Ms. Harman
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many accidents have occurred on Manpower Services Commission building and construction schemes under YTS, the job training scheme and the community programme for each of the last five years.

§ Mr. Nicholls
Accident information by industries is available only for YTS and where the accident occurred after 1 July 1986. Comparable accident figures for adult trainees on the job training scheme and employees on the community programme are not available centrally. Accidents on the community programme have to be notified to the Health and Safety Executive in the same way as for other employment. The following table gives quarterly figures of fatal, major and minor YTS accidents in the construction and civil engineering occupations and includes accidents to both one-year and two-year YTS participants.

Accidents³

Period Fatal Major Minor

1 July 1986–30 September 1986 Nil 21 74

1 October 1986–31 December 1986 Nil 26 136

1 January 1987–31 March 1987 Nil 15 162

1 April 1987–30 June 1987 Nil 35 145

1 July 1987–30 September 1987 Nil 30 199

1 October 1987–31 December 1987 Nil 32 234

1 January 1988–31 March 1988 Nil 41 209

¹ MSC accident figures for YTS have been compiled on a similar basis to those prepared by the Health and Safety Executive on employed persons. However, the commission's figures include a number of accidents, in particular road traffic accidents during scheme time and accidents to trainees in educational establishments which may not have been reportable to the executive had the individuals been employed.

	Accidents³
Period	Fatal	Major	Minor
1 July 1986–30 September 1986	Nil	21	74
1 October 1986–31 December 1986	Nil	26	136
1 January 1987–31 March 1987	Nil	15	162
1 April 1987–30 June 1987	Nil	35	145
1 July 1987–30 September 1987	Nil	30	199
1 October 1987–31 December 1987	Nil	32	234
1 January 1988–31 March 1988	Nil	41	209
¹ MSC accident figures for YTS have been compiled on a similar basis to those prepared by the Health and Safety Executive on employed persons. However, the commission's figures include a number of accidents, in particular road traffic accidents during scheme time and accidents to trainees in educational establishments which may not have been reportable to the executive had the individuals been employed.