§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what proposals and guidelines his Department is giving to industry to implement new machine design, material substitution, improved ventilation and hygiene to eradicate the possible cancer causing hazards of synthetic metal cutting and grinding fluids contaminated with nitrosamines.
§ Mr. NichollsThe Health and Safety Executive has recently published guidance note EH49 entitled "Nitrosamines in synthetic metal cutting and grinding fluids". A copy will be placed in the Library. This guidance note is available to the general public through HMSO and gives information and guidance on the occurrence and hazards of nitrosamines in synthetic metal cutting fluids and the precautions needed to elimate or control those hazards.