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Health & Safety Executive (HSE)

Please see the links under related documents on the right-hand sode of the screen to:

• The main Science Review report
• Annexes to the report
• Organisations who were invited to submit their views

Steering Panel Terms of Reference

The terms of reference for the Steering Panel are to:

• oversee the OSI review of the quality and use of science in HSE;
• advise on the scope and content of the science review of HSE, including the identification of topic areas for more detailed scrutiny;
• oversee and approve the peer review of a sample set of scientific and research outputs from HSE;
• review progress and output from the review;
• identify good practice in the quality and use of science by HSE;
• identify gaps and opportunities in HSE's areas of responsibility where high quality science could be used more effectively;
• identify and recommend options for strengthening HSE's science base; and
• work with OSI to finalise a report on the quality and use of science in HSE.

Membership

Sir David King, Government's Chief Scientific Adviser, OSI (Chair)
Prof Sue Cox, Lancaster University
Dr Tony Cox MBE, Safetycraft Ltd
Dr Phil Davies, Prime Minister's Strategy Unit
Prof Alastair Hay OBE, University of Leeds
Prof Helen Muir OBE, Cranfield University
Prof Jorma Rantanen, President, International Commission on Occupational Health
Prof Mark Welland, University of Cambridge

Meetings

The meetings of the Steering Panel took place on 21 February, 30 June, 17 October 2005 and 26 July 2006.