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HSE Research Ethics Committee - Committee Information

ETHCOM/AG/06/03

Health and Safety Executive Research Ethics Committee

The forty-first meeting of the Research Ethics Committee will be held on Monday 4 December 2006 in the Hope Room, Rose Court, London.

The meeting will begin at 11am

Agenda

1. Introductions and apologies

2. Minutes of the fortieth meeting – 19 September 2006 (ETHCOM/MIN/06/02). Matters arising (not covered by agenda)

  1. Update on proposals considered at the fortieth meeting
    1. Investigation of EN 60745 series of standard test codes for electrical tools (ETHCOM/REG/06/06)
    2. Repeatability of HSE’s spray booth clearance time method (ETHCOM/REG/06/07)
    1. para 3(i) - Secretariat to follow-up the issue of getting the consent form signed
    2. para 10(iii) - Secretariat to respond to the Chief Scientist’s request along the lines discussed; and to provide 4 weeks’ notice of cancellation of future meetings
    3. para 10(iv) - Secretariat to investigate charging options

3. Medical Secretary's Report (ETHCOM/SEC/06/03)

4. New proposals for consideration

  1. Testing of hood/wearer seal in Chemical Personal Protective Equipment clothing ensembles (ETHCOM/REG/06/08)
  2. A study to compare gloves that protect hands during hairdressing work (ETHCOM/REG/06/09)
  3. Health issues in the hairdressing industry (ETHCOM/REG/06/10)

5. Any other business

  1. Use of volunteer saliva and tear duct fluid samples & Use of cosmetic human skin samples (UK Human Tissue Bank) (ETHCOM/REG/06/11)

6. Date of next meeting