§ Mrs. Faithasked the Secretary of State for Employment what use the Health and Safety Executive makes of British Standards.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe Health and Safety Executive makes extensive use of British Standards and is contributing positively to the work of the British Standards Institution through its representation on more than 450 standards and technical committees. Thirteen sets of regulations administered by the HSE quote British Standards formally and in a further 105 cases there are explicit but less formal references to British Standards in guidance material published by the HSE. I am arranging for a comprehensive list to be placed in the Library