Diesel: Health Hazards
(asked on 3rd February 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the health impact of air pollution caused by diesel-powered generators for (a) personal and (b) commercial use.
Answered by
Maria Caulfield
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has made no assessment of the health impact of air pollution caused by diesel-powered generators for personal use.
Diesel generators meeting the thresholds prescribed in the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2018 will be subject to an environmental permit issued by the appropriate regulator; the Environment Agency for those under Part A1 of the Regulations and local authorities for those falling under Parts A2 & B of the Regulations, being utilised within a commercial setting.
UKHSA has a Working Together Agreement with the Environment Agency in relation to Environmental Permitting. When consulted, UKHSA provides advice to the Environment Agency on the potential impacts on human health of emissions arising from existing or proposed regulated facilities.