Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance the Government issues on health and safety protection for workers administering (a) chemicals and (b) poisons used in pest control.
The Health and Safety Executive’s website provides comprehensive, accessible guidance about safe use, including good practice and access to training, for chemicals at
http://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/index.htm, for biocidal products at
http://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/using.htm and for plant protection products at