§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list(a) the total number of fatalities in the construction industry reported by the Health and Safety Executive for each year between 1960 and 1987 and (b) the total number of fatalities in the construction industry reported by the Health and Safety executive as a percentage of the combined employed and self-employed work force for each year between 1960 and 1987.
§ Mr. NichollsThe table shows the available information. Fatalities to the self-employed and members of the public were not reportable until 1 January 1981. The few voluntary reports collected between 1978 and 1980 are included with employees. Fatal injuries to the sell-employed working on their own have never been reportable.
The relative incidence of injuries between employees and the self-employed will be affected by differences in the range of activities in which they are engaged and by differences in the propensity to report injuries.
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Reported1 fatalities in the construction industry2 Employees Self-employed Employees and self-employed Year Fatalities Number3 (thousands) Incidence rate per 100,000 Fatalities Number3(thousands) Incidence rate per 100,000 Fatalities Number3(thousands) Incidence rate per 100,000 1960 278 1,393 20.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1961 272 1,446 18.8 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1962 281 1,480 19.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1963 247 1,506 16.4 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1964 271 1,543 17.6 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1965 230 1,580 14.6 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1966 292 1,604 18.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1967 204 1,515 13.5 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1968 240 1,476 16.3 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1969 268 1,415 18.9 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1970 204 1,294 15.8 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1971 201 1,159 17.3 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1972 190 1,193 15.9 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1973 231 1,269 18.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1974 166 1,223 13.6 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1975 182 1,207 15.1 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1976 156 1,203 13.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1977 130 1,167 11.1 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1978 153 1,161 13.2 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1979 149 1,201 12.4 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1980 165 1,206 13.7 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1981 105 1,102 9.5 11 388 2.8 116 1,490 7.8 1982 100 1,038 9.6 18 398 4.5 118 1,436 8.2 1983 118 1,015 11.6 21 409 5.1 139 1,424 9.8 1984 100 1,010 9.9 17 464 3.7 117 1,474 7.9 1985 104 996 10.4 22 470 4.7 126 1,466 8.6 1986 Q14 24 n.a. n.a. 2 n.a. n.a. 26 n.a. n.a. 1986–875 99 967 10.2 26 487 5.3 125 1,454 8.6 1987–885 6 100 984 10.2 41 542 7.6 141 1,526 9.2 n.a. not available. 1 Reported to Her Majesty's factory and agricultural inspectorate and all other relevant enforcing authorities under the Notification of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1980 (NADOR) for 1981 to March 1986, and the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985 (RIDDOR) for 1986–87 onwards. Fatalities between 1960 and 1980 are limited to those reported to Her Majesty's factory inspectorate. 2 The construction injury data industry is defined as in the standard industrial classification (SIC) 1968 (order XX) for employment data up to 1970 and injury data up to 1980. From 1971 for employment data and 1981 for injury data, it is as defined in SIC 1980 (division 5) 3 As at June each year. 4 First quarter (January to March). 5 Year commencing 1 April. 6 Provisional.