HSE Research Ethics Committee - Committee Information

ETHCOM/AG/00/01

Health and Safety Executive Research Ethics Committee

The twentyfirst meeting of the Research Ethics Committee will be held on Tuesday 2 May 2000 in the Fortune Room Rose Court. The meeting will begin at 11am.

AGENDA

1. Minutes of the twentieth meeting - 19 October 1999 (ETHCOM/MIN/99/03)

2. Matters arising
(i) oral update on submissions outstanding/considered at previous meeting:

• Biological monitoring and occupational hygiene assessment of occupational exposure to vanadium, nickel and cobalt (ETHCOM/REG/99/11) (para 9)
• Repeatability and measurement error in hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) objective tests (ETHCOM/REG/99/13) (para 12)
• Cough challenge and respiratory/irritant symptoms in healthy office workers (ETHCOM/REG/99/14) (para 13)
• Field study of occupational exposure to nitroglycols (ETHCOM/REG/99/15) (para 14)

(ii) guidance on calculation of sample size and study statistical power.

3. Medical Secretary's Report (ETHCOM/SEC/00/01)

• Status report
• Study updates and approvals
• Paper for Journal Publication

4. Resubmitted proposals (Researchers in attendance)

• Respiratory/irritant symptoms in healthy office workers (ETHCOM/REG/00/03)

5. New proposals for consideration

• A Study of VOC metabolites in urine from divers under hyperbaric conditions (ETHCOM/REG/00/01)
• A Study of Occupational Exposure to Acrylamide (ETHCOM/REG/00/02)
• Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Occupational Health Advice in Primary Care (ETHCOM/REG/00/04)
• Mapping Health hazards in Construction (ETHCOM/REG/00/05)
• Obstacles to Recovery from Musculoskeletal Disorders in Industry (ETHCOM/REG/00/06)
• Measurement of Dermal Glove Sampling Efficiency (ETHCOM/REG/00/07)
• Measurement of the Effectiveness of Gloves in the Workplace (ETHCOM/REG/00/08)
• Effectiveness of Barrier Creams in the Workplace (ETHCOM/REG/00/09)

6. The release of data associated with the HSE Angiosarcoma Register (ETHCOM/MISC/00/01).

7. Data anonymisation at source (ETHCOM/MISC/00/02).

8. The Association of Research Ethics Committees (ETHCOM/MISC/00/03)

9. Any other business.

10. Date of next meeting.