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Welding: Protective Clothing

Asked by Richard BakerLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 11 June 2025UIN 57047

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she has taken to ensure employers provide the correct PPE for workers who work (a) directly and (b) indirectly with welding fume since the categorisation of welding fume as carcinogenic by th

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) does not collect data on the numbers of people directly or indirectly exposed to welding fume.

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