§ 76. Dr. D. Johnsonasked the Minister of Labour whether, in view of the comments contained in paragraph 278 of the Medical Research Council's Report on the Hazards to Man of Nuclear and Allied Radiations, he will take steps to see that the risk from radiation to workers in the luminising industry is reduced to a minimum.
§ Mr. CarrThese workers are protected by the Factories (Luminising) Special Regulations, 1947, which include requirements for periodic medical examinations and periodic film tests of exposure to radiations. The precautions taken in the 35 factories concerned are kept under close supervision by the Factory Inspectorate, and clinical and haemotological examination of all luminising workers are carried out every year by a medical inspector. These show that the health of the workers is satisfactory.