HC Deb 16 June 1939 vol 348 c1685W
Sir A. Wilson

asked the Home Secretary whether factory inspectors have instructions to insist upon the use in factories of protective glass which conform to specifications laid down by the British Standards Institution?

Mr. Peake

I presume my hon. and gallant Friend has in mind the British Standard Specification for protective glass for welding and other industrial operations. The inspectors have no authority to insist on the use of goggles fitted with glass according to that specification, and I understand that this specification has been subject to criticism in various respects both from the employers' and the workers' point of view and is now being reconsidered.