Environment Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 30 January 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what action her Department is taking to help stop foreign farm workers from being exposed to dangerous pesticides.
UK pesticide and health and safety legislation provide a high degree of protection to all those, irrespective of their origin, whose work in the UK requires them to handle or use pesticides. Specific guidance is given in the Statutory Code of Practice for Using Plant Protection Products.
In addition a number of other schemes have been established to protect the health and safety of migrant workers. These include the recently revised Seasonal Workers' Scheme (SAWS) operated by the Home Office and the establishment of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) and its supporting legislation. The GLA will look specifically at health and safety issues as part of their inspection of labour providers and any breaches of Health and Safety legislation will be referred to the relevant body.
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