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Working Group on Action to Control Chemicals (WATCH) agenda 24 February 2009

Sub-committee of the Advisory Committee on Toxic Substances

15th Meeting, Globe Room, Rose Court, London, 10.45 am - 3.30 pm

Item Description Notes
 
  Coffee 10.15 – 10.45 am
1 Administrative Issues
2 Asbestos – Initial thoughts on a control banding approach to risk control WATCH/2009/1
3

Update on activities relating to past WATCH papers :

a) Azo dye penetrants

b) Metal Working Fluids

 

a) John McAlinden

b) Gareth Evans

Lunch 12.30 – 1.30
4 Welding Fume and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) – updated paper WATCH/2009/2
5

General Committee issues :

a) Potential for WATCH contribution to consultation processes (for example, papers produced by EU Directorate Generals)

b) ACTS Plan of Work for 2009/10

 

a) Robin Chapman



b) Prof Hay

6 Minutes of 14th Meeting held on 23&24 October 2008 Matters arising / Secretary’s report WATCH/Min/2008/3 WATCH/SecReport/2009/1
7 Date of next meeting  
8 AOB
- If Members have items of AOB, please inform the
Secretariat before the meeting

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