§ Mr. ColemanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what 601W geographical area each fully-qualified and dedicated fairground inspector employed by the Health and Safety Executive is expected to cover; and how many fairs each inspector is responsible for. [127559]
§ Mr.MeacherHSE inspectors work from 20 main offices of HSE and a number of outstationed offices throughout Great Britain. They are not solely concerned with fairground work. They will cover other industries such as food, drink and leisure activities. It is not possible to calculate how many fairs are covered by each inspector because there are wide regional variations of the number of fairs held.
§ Mr. ColemanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many dedicated and fully qualified fairground inspectors are employed by the Health and Safety Executive. [127565]
§ Mr. MeacherInspectors belonging to HSE's Consumer Services Groups are based in over 20 locations in Great Britain. They visit fairground dutyholders as well as dutyholders in other industries such as food, drink and leisure activities.
Inspectors undertaking health and safety inspections of fairgrounds are fully qualified HSE inspectors who receive specific guidance and training on fairground inspection.
§ Mr. ColemanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many inspections of fairgrounds were carried out by fully-qualified staff employed by the Health and Safety Executive in 1999; and how many of those inspections were(a) proactive and (b) reactive. [127566]
§ Mr. MeacherBetween 1 April 1999 and 31 March 2000, HSE inspectors made 2,200 contacts with fairground and amusement parks dutyholders. Of these contacts 1,503 were planned proactive contacts and 697 were specifically concerned with reactive contacts or visits.