The tube is the beating heart of London. But as trains travel along the tracks delivering people to their destination, they kick-up steel dust, degrading air quality and making our underground one of the dirtiest in the world.

The Mayor has rightly made air quality above ground a priority, but so many of us – from people on their commute and children on the way to school, to London Underground workers supporting those vital services – breathe the dust below, day-in and day-out.  

We’re asking the public to sign our petition calling for three simple steps to clean-up London Underground:

• Clean the tube – increase the cleaning budget from £2 million to invest in modern cleaning equipment, air filtration, and ventilation, and ensure air quality monitoring is done regularly and at appropriate times of day.
• The HSE standards are not fit for purpose – harmonise the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) clean air regulations with the more robust Institute of Occupational Medicine standards.
• London Underground is a Public Space – but, outside of the HSE regulations for workplaces, there are no overarching regulations for indoor air quality in public buildings. It’s time for clear indoor air quality standards.

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