§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment how long the health and safety pamphlet, "Noise and the Worker", has been out of print; when it will be reprinted or replaced; and, when it was in print, what measures were taken to ensure that it was available to interested workers.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe pamphlet "Noise and the Worker" (HSW 25), which was first issued in 1963, has been out of print since May 1983, and the Health and Safety Executive has no plans to reprint. While in print HSW 25 was an on-sale publication available through HMSO bookshops.
As part of its current awareness campaign on the problems of industrial noise, HSE has taken a number of initiatives addressed to all sections of industry. In particular, it has issued a free "Noise" leaflet on the protection of workers' hearing.