Working Group on Action to Control Chemicals (WATCH) agenda 17 June 2008

Sub-committee of the Advisory Committee on Toxic Substances

13th Meeting, Committee Room, Bootle Town Hall 10.45 am - 3.30 pm

Item	Description	Notes
Coffee 10.15 – 10.45 am
1	Administrative Issues
2	Mineral Wool : proposal for risk assessment	Eurisol
3	Isocyanic Acid : potential for respiratory sensitisation and irritation	WATCH/2008/4 WATCH/2008/4 Annex 1 WATCH/2008/4 Annex 2
4	Asbestos :The risks of lung cancer and mesothelioma from relatively low-level exposures of different forms of asbestos – Progressing Approaches 1 &2	WATCH /2008/5 WATCH/2008/5 Annex 1 WATCH/2008/5 Annex 2
Lunch 1.00 – 1.30
5	Asbestos, continued	WATCH /2008/5
6	Poultry Dust : A control Approach	WATCH/2008/6 Annex 1 – HSE Research Report RR370 - The Baseline Incidence of Occupational Health in Agriculture in Great Britain Annex 2 – Disease Reduction – Respiratory Disease in Agriculture – Project Initiation Document and Project Plan Annex 3 - Definition of Poultry Dust Annex 4 – HSL Sampling Report OH2008/09 ‘Exposure to dust and bioaersols in poultry farming; summary observations and data’ Annex 5 – Statement of Evidence – Poultry Dust – Evidence of Health Hazards/Risks Annex 6 – Benchmark Standard for Controlling Exposure to ‘Poultry Dust’
7	ACTS issues arising : lead, welding & COPD
8	Minutes of 12th Meeting held on 14 February 2008 Matters arising / Secretary’s report	WATCH/Min/2008/1 WATCH/SecReport/2008/2
9	Date of next meeting: 23 & 24th October 2008, Crowne Plaza, B’ham NEC
10	AOB - If Members have items of AOB, please inform the Secretariat before the meeting