§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment which occupational diseases are not required to be reported under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995; and what proportion they constitute of all incidents of occupational disease. [656]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 require reports to be made of diseases listed in schedule 3 to the regulations when a case has been diagnosed in writing by a doctor and the person concerned is currently employed in an associated work activity. Cases not meeting these criteria are not required to be reported. Information on what proportion they constitute of all occupational disease is not available.
The most recent analysis and discussion of occupational and work-related disease statistics, including reports made under these regulations, can be found in "Health and Safety Statistics 1995/96", published by the Health and Safety Commission, on 23 October 1996, a copy of which has been placed in the Library.