§ Mr. Leadbitterasked the Secretary of State for Employment when he expects to set up the working party to produce a code of practice for the safe use and storage of plastic foams; and what steps he proposes to take in the meantime to improve the safe use and storage of these foams and. in particular, in respect of isocynates.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe working party to produce a code of practice for the safe use and storage of expanded polyurethane foam in industry has already been set up and held its first meeting on 26th June 1973. In the meantime the Factory Inspectorate will continue to require the standards set out in Technical Data Note No. 29 (Rev)"Fire Risk in the Storage and Industrial Use of Cellular Plastics" for these foams and Technical Data Note No. 41 "Isocyanates" for protection against isocyanates.
146WA film entitled "Polyurethane Foam: Fire Risk in Industry" has been made by the Central Office of Information for my Department and is being shown to interested organisations.