§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people on(a) youth training schemes and (b) employment training schemes met with accidents in each year since 1989; and how many were fatal.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe following table gives the youth training and employment training figures for the years1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992.
1989 1990 1991 1992 Youth training Fatal 4 2 4 2 Major 585 492 378 293 Minor 2,690 2,127 1,561 1,389 Employment training Fatal 1 3 0 1 Major 203 193 121 79 Minor 969 908 562 419 Notes:
(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.
(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 Notifications of Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1980 (NADOR).