10 May 2001
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.
