WATCH Sub-Committee Agenda - Working Group On Action To Control Chemicals - Meeting 13-14 January 2005

Thursday 13th January, 11.00 am

1

Administrative Issues, including:

Adoption of agenda
Minutes of 2nd Meeting held on 10 June 2004

WATCH/Agenda/2005/1
WATCH/Min/2004/2

2

The principal strands of HSE’s work on chemicals and ill-health &


Clarification of The Role of WATCH in this context

Presentation & discussion led by Steve Fairhurst

WATCH/2005/1
Steve Fairhurst

Lunch, 12.30 – 1.30 pm

3

Nanotechnology
Positions on occupational health issues raised by Nanotechnologies

WATCH/2005/2
Isla Fraser,Christine Northage

4

Portland Cement
Assessment of the respiratory and carcinogenic hazards of Portland cement

WATCH/2005/3
Peter Ridgway

5

Proposal for an isocyanates biological monitoring strategy
Establishment of a biological monitoring guidance value (BMGV) for isocyanate metabolites in urine

WATCH/2005/4
Andrew Garrod

Friday 14th January, 9.00 am

6

Outcome Relationship Mapping : defining DiseaseReduction Programme (formerly known as Chemicals Programme) activity

Evidence base and logic for the Skin Disease sub- programme of the Disease Reduction Programme

Steve Coldrick(ACTS Secretary)

WATCH/2005/5
Steve Fairhurst

7

The Carcinogenicity of Formaldehyde
Position on the strength of evidence that formaldehyde has caused cancer in humans

WATCH/2005/6
Isla Fraser

8

Early identification of new and emerging issues and review of existing advice :
Annual Consideration Members will be asked to offer issues for debate that they have identified as requiring attention

Also, final wording to be agreed for the operating procedure for this issue, as discussed at 2nd meeting

All Members

WATCH/2004/12
Nicola Gregg

Lunch, 1.00 – 2.00 pm

9

Evaluation of the impact of eCOSHH Essentials

Discussion led by Michael Topping

10

Date of next meetings:
5th May 2005 Venue to be arranged
6th October 2005 Venue to be arranged

Meeting cancelled

11

AOB
If Members have items of AOB, please inform the Secretariat before the meeting