HSC - Advisory Committee on Toxic Substances (ACTS)

WATCH sub-committee agenda

11th Meeting, Wednesday 7th – Thursday 8th November 2007 Crowne Plaza, Birmingham NEC

Item	Description	Notes
Wednesday 7th November 2007 10.45am – 5.00pm
	Coffee 10.15 – 10.45 am
1	Administrative Issues
2	The risks of lung cancer and mesothelioma from relatively low-level exposures to different forms of asbestos	WATCH/2007/8 Annex 3 Annex 5 Annex 6
Thursday 8th November 2007 9.00 am – 3.00 pm
3	Minutes of 10th Meeting held on 19 June 2007 Matters arising / Secretary’s report	WATCH/Min/2007/2 WATCH/SecReport/2007/3
4	Comparison between the dose-response relationship for the respiratory effects of respirable coalmine dust with similar relevant data available for other poorly soluble dusts of limited cytotoxicity	WATCH/2007/9
	Coffee 10.30 – 11.00 am
5	REACH – update on activities of UKREACH CA	Presentation
6	Metal Working Fluids – update on progress within HSE since June meeting	Ian Gardner
7	New and Emerging Issues - Horizon scanning within HSE and a review of 2 years experience within WATCH	Patrick McDonald Steve Fairhurst
	Lunch 12.30 – 1.30
8	Globally Harmonised System for Classification and Labelling (GHS) – update on progress towards implementation and impact on current system	Presentation
9	Date of next meeting	14th February 2008 Rose Court, London
10	AOB - If Members have items of AOB, please inform the Secretariat before the meeting