§ Dr. Strossasked the Minister of Labour whether he will make as full a statement as possible on the proposed pilot survey of the pottery industry.
§ Mr. CarrA Survey Advisory Committee on which both sides of industry, together with the British Ceramics Research Association, will be represented, is being set up. This Committee will consider detailed arrangements for the conduct of the survey against the background of the general conclusions reached by the Industrial Health Advisory Committee. These are as follows:
Coverage of survey
The survey will be confined to the pottery industry in and around Stoke-on-Trent. Some 200 establishments will be visited by the survey team comprising a representative sample of firms in the general earthenware and china sections of the industry, together with all other pottery firms in the area. It is estimated that this will take about nine months.Survey learn
The team will consist of the Superintending Inspector of Factories for the West Midland Division, the District Inspector for Stoke-on-Trent and a medical inspector, with assistance from other members of the inspectorate as necessary. Specialist members of the chemical branch of the inspectorate will make dust estimations. The organisation of visits and the details of procedure will be arranged by the team in agreement with the Survey Advisory 90W Committee. Details regarding each establishment visited will be recorded on a survey form which has been drawn up with the help of advice from the Industrial Health Advisory Committee.Liaison
The team will keep in close touch with the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke and with local authorities, health authorities and university departments in the area, together with the Stoke Pneumoconiosis Medical Panel and the North Staffordshire Technical College, in order to benefit from their knowledge and experience.