HSE Research Ethics Committee - Committee Information

ETHCOM/AG/01/02

Health and Safety Executive Research Ethics Committee

The twenty-fourth meeting of the Research Ethics Committee will be held on Thursday 10 May 2001 in the Rose Room, Rose Court.

A buffet lunch will be available from 12.30pm
The meeting will begin at 1.30pm

AGENDA

1. Minutes of the twenty-third meeting - 2 February 2001 (ETHCOM/MIN/01/01)

2. Matters arising (not covered by agenda)

(i) oral update on submissions considered at previous meeting:

• Dermal Exposure to Dusts (ETHCOM/REG/01/01)
• Internal contamination of gloves: routes and consequences (ETHCOM/REG/01/02)
• Biological Monitoring to assess the factors influencing the exposure to isocyanates (ETHCOM/REG/01/03)
• The causative factors of dermatitis among workers exposed to metal working fluids. (ETHCOM/REG/01/04)
• Reproducibility of melatonin, cortisol and heart rate variability measurements in normal subjects (ETHCOM/REG/01/05)

(ii) IOM correspondence (para 10)

(iii) Qualitative research (para 11)

(iv) Angiosarcoma register (para 24)

3. Medical Secretary's Report (ETHCOM/SEC/01/02)

• Status report
• Intranet
• Study updates and resubmission
• Publications

4. New proposals for consideration

• The development of risk reduction strategies for the prevention of dermatitis in the UK printing industry. (ETHCOM/REG/01/07)
• Surface and systematic exposure of hand and lower arm of people applying biocides to a horizontal surface by wiping with a cloth and also from wiping up spills (ETHCOM/REG/01/08)
• Neurosensory perception in hand-arm vibration syndrome (ETHCOM/REG/01/09)

5. Any other business.

6. Date of next meeting.