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<p>The figures in the table below provide the number of reported injuries in Great
Britain to (a) workers and (b) members of the public, notified to HSE under the Reporting
of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences 2013 (RIDDOR), where the industry
activity recorded for the incident is ‘Activities of amusement parks and theme parks’.</p><p>The
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has a dedicated National Fairground Inspection Team
(NFIT) which enforces health and safety law at fairgrounds and theme parks in Great
Britain. NFIT inspectors are located throughout GB and respond to accidents and incidents
in their local area. They can also call on support from a range of Specialist Inspectors
if necessary. The team also targets proactive inspection of fairground rides with
known problems and other areas of higher risk; for the coming year’s inspection plan,
19/20, inflatable devices are identified within it as an area of work.</p><p> </p><p>Online
guidance freely available from HSE website has recently been revised and the content
of this made known to industry dutyholders via their trade bodies. Local Authority
colleagues who also have powers to inspect such devices have been made aware of this
information also.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Members
of the Public</p></td><td><p>Workers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>446</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>369</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The
following points should be noted:</p><ol><li>Statistics are identified by Standard
Industrial Classification 2007 (SIC 2007) class 9321 – Activities of amusement parks
and theme parks.</li><li>The term worker includes employees and self-employed persons
combined.</li><li>The details provided are for injuries reported under RIDDOR – a
single accident may result in more than one injury and more than one report.</li><li>RIDDOR
data needs to be interpreted with care because it is known that injuries to members
of the public at fairgrounds and theme parks tend to be over-reported in some parts
of the industry and under-reported in others. HSE’s analysis of the data for injuries
to members of the public at fairgrounds and theme parks in 2014/15 found that upwards
of 75% of reported injuries did not meet the criteria for a RIDDOR reportable injury.</li></ol><p>
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