Industrial Health and Safety: Electric Vehicles

(asked on 2nd September 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure the safety of technicians working with electric vehicle technology.


Answered by
Penny Mordaunt Portrait
Penny Mordaunt
This question was answered on 8th September 2016

The Health and Safety Executive, in February this year published guidance (http://www.hse.gov.uk/mvr/topics/electric-hybrid.htm) for both people servicing and repairing these vehicles and those involved in roadside recovery, including the emergency services.

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