HSE Research Ethics Committee - Committee Information

ETHCOM/AG/05/01

Health and Safety Executive Research Ethics Committee

The thirty-seventh meeting of the Research Ethics Committee will be held on Monday 13 June 2005 in the Hope Room, Rose Court, London.

The meeting will begin at 11.00am

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AGENDA

1. Introductions and apologies.

2. Minutes of the thirty-sixth meeting - 16 September 2004 (ETHCOM/MIN/04/03).

3. Matters arising (not covered by agenda):

• (i) new data collection arrangements for the Asbestos Workers Database (AWD): Committee to confirm whether they are content with the researchers’ response to concerns about the comprehension of the Consent Form.

4. Medical Secretary's Report (ETHCOM/SEC/04/03)

• Project updates
• AREC matters
• Journal update

5. New proposals for consideration

• Measures of disability of the upper extremity in key industry sectors (ETHCOM/REG/05/04).
• Investigation of objective tests for the diagnosis of vascular HAVS (ETHCOM/REG/05/05)
• The effect of frequency of vibration exposure on temporary threshold shifts in vibrotactile perception (ETHCOM/REG/05/06).

6. Any other business.

• Biennial report to the HSE Board 2003-04 (for information)
• Use of volunteer blood samples for HSE incident investigations into occupational illness (ETHCOM/REG/05/07)
• Transition document – study submission – Stand alone worker survey (2005) in HSE’s Workplace Health and Safety Programme (WHASS)
• Ethics approval to perform European Standards BS EN 1499 and BS EN 1500
• REC Principles and Precedents

7. Date of next meeting.