Health and Safety Executive

Working Group on Action to Control Chemicals (WATCH) agenda 23 February 2010

Sub-committee of the Advisory Committee on Toxic Substances

18th Meeting, Committee Room, Monk Bar Hotel, York, 10.45 am - 3.30 pm

Item Description Notes
Coffee 10.15 – 10.45 am
1 Introduction to new secretariat and other administrative issues  
2 Asbestos - action plan from November 2009 meeting
  1. risk estimates for low-level exposures
  2. WATCH report (November 2009) to HSE and ACTS
  3. control banding concept
  4. levels of exposure to asbestos in buildings
WATCH/2010/1
3 Reducing the risk of ill health from welding fume WATCH/2010/2
4 Update on WATCH, ACTS and government advisory committees in general  
5 Minutes of 17th meeting held on 10 Nov 2009 Matters arising - Secretary's Report WATCH/MIN/2009/3
WATCH/SecReport/2010/1
6 Date of next meeting  
7 AOB - If Members have items of AOB, please inform the Secretariat before the meeting  

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