Composite Materials: Health and Safety
Commons · Question 5641 · Tabled 1 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Ayoub Khan
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with industry representatives on improving consumer awareness of workplace safety standards in the manufacture of quartz and engineered stone kitchen surfaces.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 9 Jun 2026
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is working closely with the Worktop Fabricators Federation and British Occupational Hygiene Society to support introduction of an industry-led quality standard. To display the quality mark, a kitchen surface fabricato...