Industrial health and safety
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on industrial health and safety. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 06.12.2011 | Electricity substations and health |
| Electricity substations, like overhead power lines and electrical appliances in the home, are sources of extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic fields. These have given rise to health concerns and calls for protective legislation. | |
| 02.12.2011 | Health and safety: police |
| Concerns that health and safety laws unduly burden the police have led to the production of new guidance. | |
| 18.11.2011 | Health and safety: small businesses |
| Health and safety legislation applies to the smallest of businesses but guidance from the Health and Safety Executive and government reviews aim to simplify compliance. | |
| 27.06.2011 | Asbestos-related diseases: payments from the Department for Work and Pensions |
| Exposure to asbestos fibres can lead to a number of serious diseases. People suffering from certain conditions may be able to pursue a civil claim for damages against one or more employers responsible for exposing them to asbestos negligently and/or in breach of a statutory duty. Compensation may also be available under schemes administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). | |
| 23.03.2011 | Mesothelioma: civil court claims |
| This note deals only with civil court claims for mesothelioma. A separate note on claims for Pleural Plaques is also available. Other notes on asbestos include: Asbestos: damage, control and policy (SN/SC/5913) |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02.11.2007 | Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee Stage Report |
| Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill Committee Stage Report. (Bill 156 2006/07). House of Commons Library Research Paper 07/73. | |
| 29.06.2007 | Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill |
| Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill. (Bill 118 of 2006/07). House of Commond Library Research Paper 07/57. | |
| 06.10.2006 | Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill |
| The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill (Bill 220 of 2005-06). House of Commons Library Research Paper 06/46 | |
| 01.03.2005 | Health and Safety (Directors' Duties) Bill (Bill 22 of 2004/05) |
| The Health and Safety (Directors' Duties) Bill. (Bill 22 of 2004/05). House of Commons Library Research Paper 05/18. | |
| 05.10.1999 | Asbestos |
| Asbestos. House of Commons Library Research Paper 99/81. |
Select Committee Reports
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 03.03.2010 | Vehicle and Operator Services Agency: Enforcement of regulations on commercial vehicles. |
| Public Accounts Committee report [Commons] | |
| 21.10.2009 | Workplace health and safety: follow-up report. |
| Government response. Department for Work and Pensions; Work and Pensions Select Committee report [Commons] | |
| 08.07.2009 | Workplace health and safety: follow-up report. |
| Work and Pensions Select Committee report [Commons] |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 06.02.2012 | EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS |
| That this House is aware that every year in the UK over 4,000 people die as a result of their past exposure to asbestos, deaths which are not confined to only those employed in industrial ... | |
| 10.01.2012 | FATALITIES AND MAJOR INJURIES IN THE WORKPLACE |
| That this House is alarmed that the number of people killed in the workplace in the last financial year increased to 171, 24 more than in the previous 12 months; is concerned at figures ... | |
| 22.11.2011 | AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN BUSINESS PREMISES |
| That this House is concerned at the risk to firefighters' lives and safety caused by fires in industrial and commercial buildings, as well as the cost of these fires through the loss ... | |
| 22.11.2011 | USE OF PEROXIDE IN HAIRDRESSING |
| That this House notes a number of recent tragic cases of people injured and even killed by peroxide hair products; further notes that these injuries are entirely preventable without ... | |
| 17.10.2011 | FEES AND CHARGES OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE |
| That this House opposes the idea of charging small firms for health and safety inspections, as proposed by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE); notes that there is a risk this could ... |
POST Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 01.02.2009 | Food hygiene standards, February 2009 |
| This briefing describes recent developments in food regulation and examines options to improve food hygiene in businesses through monetary penalties, training and the use of local "Scores on the Doors" schemes. |
