§ Mr. Terry DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment when the Action for Jobs campaign began and ended.
§ Mr. EggarThe Action for Jobs campaign was launched on April 8, 1986. The campaign ended on July 16, 1988, with the conclusion of the Action for Jobs south-west regional campaign.
Year Fatal6 Rate per 100,000 manshifts7 Major injury6 Rate per 100,000 manshifts7 1979 46 0.09 473 1.03 1980 42 0.08 512 0.09 1981 35 0.07 1815 1.75 1982 38 0.08 865 1.96 1983 30 0.07 824 2.01 1984–853 22 n.a. 378 n.a. 1985–865 28 0.08 715 2.23 1986–875 15 0.05 2952 3.50 1987–885 9 0.04 729 3.28 1988–894 5 18 0.08 684 3.35 1 Introduction of NADO Regulations 1980 on 1 January 1981 widened the accident categories. 2 Introduction of RIDDOR Regulations 1985 on 1 April 1986 further widened the accident categories. 3 Figures for 1984–85 cover a 15-month period which included a period of industrial dispute and as such are not comparable with any other year. 4 Provisional figures. 5 Excludes licensed coal mines. 6 Figures include accidents both to British Coal employees and to contractors. 7 Manshifts counted are only for British Coal employees and do not include manshifts worked by contractors. The rate per 100,000 manshifts is, therefore, higher than the true rate.