ABSTRACT
REPORT OF THE NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE, ENFORCING HEALTH AND SAFETY LEGISLATION IN THE WORKPLACE4
Table 2
Distribution of inspectors between inspectorates as at 1 April 1993
Inspectorate Number of inspectors
Agriculture inspectorate1 182 Nuclear inspectorate 175 Offshore inspectorate 131 Mines inspectorate 36 Railway inspectorate 34 Quarries inspectorate1 14
1,279 Specialist inspectors3 251
Total 1,530
2.1 The Field Operations Division’s 900 inspectors are responsible for enforcing health and safety law in over 600,000 workplaces – including farms, factories and building sites – in England, Scotland and Wales covering some 16 million employees and self-employed people. This part of the report examines the steps the Executive have taken to deploy inspectors between Area Offices and industrial sectors in response to health and safety risks.
