§ Wing-Commander Hulbertasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport whether he is aware of a number of cases of indisposition of conductresses and other personnel due to poisonous fumes from gas-producers towed by motor-omnibuses; to what extent this accounts for reluctance on the part of operators to use these plants; and is he taking any steps to remedy this failing?
§ Mr. Noel-BakerMy attention has been called to one case in which two conductresses were apparently affected by carbon monoxide gas from a producer gas unit attached to a public service vehicle. The cause is being investigated, and the producer gas unit concerned has been withdrawn from service. I am not aware that danger from carbon monoxide is deter- 57W ring any operator from using gas producers. The danger is very slight, particularly in the open air, but the attention of all public service vehicle operators has been drawn to the matter to ensure that the necessary precautions are taken by them. The matter is also dealt with in the instruction book which will be distributed with each producer gas unit allocated to goods vehicle operators.