§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to her answer of 19 November,Official Report, column 337, when she expects the review of the pesticides incident appraisal panel to be complete; and if she will publish its findings.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe review by the Health and Safety Executive of the pesticide incidents appraisal panel is now underway. Details of the findings will be made publicly available, and an interim statement of progress is anticipated by the end of June 1993.
§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to her answer of 19 November,Official Report, column 336, if she will give the procedural changes undertaken by the Health and Safety Executive in its dealings with the public.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe Health and Safety Executive has introduced the following procedural changes relating to its dealings with members of the public
guidance on the procedure for dealing with complaints has been revised and re-issued to all staff in the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) Field Operations Division (FOD);new instructions have been issued to all professional staff in FOD on responsible and considerate relations with private individuals; andarrangements have been made to improve the internal organisations of HSE area offices to provide nominated public inquiry officers and duty inspectors.HSE has also issued two booklets which tell both the general public and the employer about the HSE and about the way its staff go about their work. They explain what the public can expect from HSE and what to do if they are not happy with the way they have been dealt with.