§ Mr. ChidgeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what consideration he has given to amending the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985 to require cases of repetitive strain injuries to be reported to the Health and Safety Executive; and if he will make a statement. [15213]
§ Mr. OppenheimThe Health and Safety Commission is currently considering the responses to its public consultation document on proposals for change to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1985. The proposals include adding to the regulations' list of reportable diseases 295W certain categories of upper limb disorder, so-called repetitive strain injuries.
A copy of the commission's consultation document has been placed in the Library.