§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the incidences of(a) squamous cell cancer and (b) emphysema, occurring (i) in the non-ferrous metals industry and (ii) among workers who have been exposed to the fumes produced by degassing tablets used in aluminium gravity die-casting.
§ Mr. ForthCancers of the lung, which may include squamous cell cancer, have been associated to varying degrees of certainty with occupational exposure to several substances present in the non-ferrous foundry industry and it is known that cadmium fume can cause emphysema.
618WThere is no evidence of a specific risk to humans of either condition arising from the fumes produced by degassing tablets used in the aluminium gravity die casting industry.