HC Deb 09 December 1991 vol 200 c339W
Ms. Short

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what were the number of accidents on the youth training scheme, fatal, major and minor for the period from January to March 1991.

Mr. Jackson

Table A gives the YT accident figures.

Quarter Fatal Major Minor
January-March 1991 3 100 359

Notes:

  1. (a) Employment Department figures for trainees have been compiled on a similar basis to those prepared by the Health and Safety Executive for employed persons. However, the Employment Department's figures include a number of accidents to trainees in educational establishments, and road traffic accidents, which would not have been reportable to the Health and Safety Executive had the individuals been employed.
  2. (b) Major injuries are classified according to the severity criteria laid down in the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985. These regulations, which came into force on 1 April 1986, reclassified fractured wrists and ankles as major injuries. These were not classed as major injuries in the previous regulations, the Notification of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1980 (NADOR).