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To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the extent, causes, treatment and prevention of health conditions arising from exposure to flour in the workplace.
[115712]
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the extent, causes, treatment and prevention of health conditions arising from exposure to flour in the workplace.
[115712]
I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
The Health and Safety Executive is responsible for the assessment of the extent, cause and prevention of occupational health conditions. Treatment is not within HSE's area of competence.
Exposure to flour in the workplace (through inhalation and skin contact) can lead to a variety of health conditions including occupational contact dermatitis, and occupational asthma. In recent years, the majority of new cases of respiratory disease where flour was the suspected cause were occupational asthma. Further information on the extent of these conditions is available on the Health and Safety Executive's website at:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causdis/asthma.htm
and
http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causdis/dermatitis/index.htm
Prevention of health conditions arising from exposure to flour dust and their long-term consequences depends on reducing the risk of exposure and on the early recognition of harm. Guidance on minimising exposure to flour dust can be found at:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/asthma/bakers.htm
Similarly, guidance on simple measures to prevent work-related contact dermatitis can be found at:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/catering/dermatitis.htm
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has of the number of workplace inspections conducted by the Health and Safety Executive in each of the last 10 years concerned with the risk of occupational asthma due to exposure to flour dust.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has of the number of workplace inspections conducted by the Health and Safety Executive in each of the last 10 years concerned with the risk of occupational asthma due to exposure to flour dust.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to reduce the incidence of asthma in the baking industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to reduce the incidence of asthma in the baking industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of cases of asthma caused by contact with flour in the baking industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of cases of asthma caused by contact with flour in the baking industry.