27 November 2001
ETHCOM/AG/01/04
Health and Safety Executive Research Ethics Committee
The twentysixth meeting of the Research Ethics Committee will be held on Tuesday 27 November 2001 in the Fortune Room, Rose Court. The meeting will begin at 11.00am.
AGENDA
1. Minutes of the twentyfifth meeting - 28 September 2001 (ETHCOM/MIN/01/03)
2. Matters arising (not covered by agenda)
(i) oral update on submissions considered at previous meetings:
- Dermal exposure to dusts (ETHCOM/REG/01/01)
- Reproducibility of melatonin, cortisol and heart rate variability measurements in normal subjects (ETHCOM/REG/01/05)
- Identification of Irritation and Sensitisation following exposure to Airborne Substances in the Workplace (ETHCOM/REG/01/10)
- A pilot study to establish the tolerability and reproducibility of in vivo pharmacological techniques for assessing neurological and vascular function in normal control subjects (ETHCOM/REG/01/11)
3. Medical Secretary's Report (ETHCOM/SEC/01/04)
- Status report
- Website
- Training
- Journal contents
4. New proposals for consideration
- A comparison between the staging for hand-arm vibration syndrome derived from a simple questionnaire and that derived from a full medical assessment with objective testing in a poopulation undergoing health surveillance. (ETHCOM/REG/01/12)
- The identification of questions or objective tests which are most predictive of final staging in a population undergoing health surveillance for hand-arm vibration syndrome. (ETHCOM/REG/01/13)
- Objective tests in the diagnosis of the vascular component of Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome. (ETHCOM/REG/01/14).
- Clinical and Immunological changes in Endotoxin Exposed Workers. (ETHCOM/REG/01/15).
- Investigation of the use of mining industry respiratory protective devices under conditions of high heat and humidity. (ETHCOM/REG/10/16).
5. Any other business.
(i) Ethical clearance by Chairman for urgent submission 'Tracer studies to identify high risk areas in postal sorting offices.' (ETHCOM/REG/01/17)
(ii) Establishing the post of Vice Chair of the Committee
6. Date of next meeting.
