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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what quantities of the chemical Dichloromethane have been purchased with the permission of the Health and Safety Executive since 3 January 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what quantities of the chemical Dichloromethane have been purchased with the permission of the Health and Safety Executive since 3 January 2017.
None. Purchasers of the chemical Dichloromethane are not required to seek the permission of the Health and Safety Executive to do so.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases of workers falling ill after contact with the chemical Dichloromethane were reported in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases of workers falling ill after contact with the chemical Dichloromethane were reported in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017.
The number of cases reported to the Health and Safety Executive as incidents that involved exposure to Dichloromethane (DCM), or Methylene Chloride (an alternative name for this chemical) are as follows:
(a) 2015 – Two cases: One fatality; one person suffering an allergic reaction to a spillage in the process using DCM.
(b) 2016 – Two cases: One person overcome by fumes while cleaning using DCM on a cloth; one person exposed to substance containing DCM when decanting chemicals resulting in chemical burns to face, chest and stomach.
(c) 2017- One case: One fatality.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what checks his Department makes on the use of the chemical Dichloromethane by rail operators; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what checks his Department makes on the use of the chemical Dichloromethane by rail operators; and if he will make a statement.
It is the responsibility of the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), as the safety regulator for Britain’s railways, to ensure that the rail industry meets its duties to manage health and safety, including the management of substances hazardous to health.
All rail operators are required by law to maintain a safety management system that must include, among other things, risk control measures for managing hazardous substances in the workplace. Rail operators’ safety management systems are routinely inspected by the ORR to ensure that they are fit for purpose.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential dangers associated with the use of the chemical Dichloromethane in the workplace.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential dangers associated with the use of the chemical Dichloromethane in the workplace.
The risks associated with the use of Dichloromethane (DCM) are well documented. Breathing in vapour can produce narcotic effects including drowsiness, headache, unconsciousness and death. DCM has also been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as a category 2a carcinogen.
As the health effects can be fatal, the use of DCM as a paint-stripper is restricted under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals Regulation (REACH) and professional users must be trained and competent in its safe use. For all workplace uses of DCM, employers must also adhere to the requirements of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) to prevent or adequately control employee exposure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department holds on the number of (a) injuries and (b) fatalities attributed to the use of products containing dichloromethane in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department holds on the number of (a) injuries and (b) fatalities attributed to the use of products containing dichloromethane in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
(2) whether his Department is considering the merits of seeking a derogation from EU restrictions on the use of the chemical dichloromethane; and if he will make a statement.
(2) whether his Department is considering the merits of seeking a derogation from EU restrictions on the use of the chemical dichloromethane; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what assessment has been made of the risks to human health and safety from the use of products containing dichloromethane for (a) industrial or manufacturing purposes and (b) non-industrial and domestic purposes; and if he will make a statement;
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what assessment has been made of the risks to human health and safety from the use of products containing dichloromethane for (a) industrial or manufacturing purposes and (b) non-industrial and domestic purposes; and if he will make a statement;
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration he has given to seeking an exemption for professional paint removers should the European Commission's proposals to prohibit the use of methylene chloride be implemented.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration he has given to seeking an exemption for professional paint removers should the European Commission's proposals to prohibit the use of methylene chloride be implemented.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the names of the solvents which are used in CS sprays held by his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the names of the solvents which are used in CS sprays held by his Department.
To comment on the effects of using methylene chloride in regard to Her Majesty's Government's policies towards protecting the ozone layer. - (Holding answer 12 November 1990).
To comment on the effects of using methylene chloride in regard to Her Majesty's Government's policies towards protecting the ozone layer. - (Holding answer 12 November 1990).
What studies have been undertaken by his Department, consultants to his Department or in conjunction with other departments to evaluate the carcinogenic properties of methylene chloride.
What studies have been undertaken by his Department, consultants to his Department or in conjunction with other departments to evaluate the carcinogenic properties of methylene chloride.
Statement on the Internal Market Councils held on 17th September and 9th October.
Statement on the Internal Market Councils held on 17th September and 9th October.