2 May 2000
ETHCOM/AG/00/01
Health and Safety Executive Research Ethics Committee
The twentyfirst meeting of the Research Ethics Committee will be held on Tuesday 2 May 2000 in the Fortune Room Rose Court. The meeting will begin at 11am.
AGENDA
1. Minutes of the twentieth meeting - 19 October 1999 (ETHCOM/MIN/99/03)
2. Matters arising
(i) oral update on submissions outstanding/considered at previous meeting:
- Biological monitoring and occupational hygiene assessment of occupational exposure to vanadium, nickel and cobalt (ETHCOM/REG/99/11) (para 9)
- Repeatability and measurement error in hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) objective tests (ETHCOM/REG/99/13) (para 12)
- Cough challenge and respiratory/irritant symptoms in healthy office workers (ETHCOM/REG/99/14) (para 13)
- Field study of occupational exposure to nitroglycols (ETHCOM/REG/99/15) (para 14)
(ii) guidance on calculation of sample size and study statistical power.
3. Medical Secretary's Report (ETHCOM/SEC/00/01)
4. Resubmitted proposals (Researchers in attendance)
- Respiratory/irritant symptoms in healthy office workers (ETHCOM/REG/00/03)
5. New proposals for consideration
- A Study of VOC metabolites in urine from divers under hyperbaric conditions (ETHCOM/REG/00/01)
- A Study of Occupational Exposure to Acrylamide (ETHCOM/REG/00/02)
- Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Occupational Health Advice in Primary Care (ETHCOM/REG/00/04)
- Mapping Health hazards in Construction (ETHCOM/REG/00/05)
- Obstacles to Recovery from Musculoskeletal Disorders in Industry (ETHCOM/REG/00/06)
- Measurement of Dermal Glove Sampling Efficiency (ETHCOM/REG/00/07)
- Measurement of the Effectiveness of Gloves in the Workplace (ETHCOM/REG/00/08)
- Effectiveness of Barrier Creams in the Workplace (ETHCOM/REG/00/09)
6. The release of data associated with the HSE Angiosarcoma Register (ETHCOM/MISC/00/01).
7. Data anonymisation at source (ETHCOM/MISC/00/02).
8. The Association of Research Ethics Committees (ETHCOM/MISC/00/03)
9. Any other business.
10. Date of next meeting.
