Blood: Lead
Lords · Question HL504 · Tabled 1 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of the Health and Safety Executive’s proposals to lower the permitted level of lead in the blood of general employees, what assessment they have made of the impact on those who work in the heritage arts and crafts
Answer
Answered by Baroness Sherlock, 15 Jun 2026
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is currently consulting on proposed changes to the Control of Lead at Work Regulations (CLAW) 2002 to enable the impact of these proposed levels in the working environment to be fully assessed. HSE has also been engag...