§ 34. Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Labour what advice he has now received from the Advisory Committee appointed under the Radioactive Substances Act, 1948, about the risks to which workers using radioactive substances are exposed and the measures necessary to protect their health and safety.
§ Sir W. MoncktonThe Protection Sub-Committee of the Statutory Advisory Committee has enunciated certain health and safety principles to be followed in work in which radioactive substances are used. Practical measures based on these principles are set out in an advisory booklet issued by the Factory Department of my Ministry on the precautions to be used in industry, and Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate have been instructed to ensure that these measures are applied.