Welcome to the Interdepartmental Group on Health Risks from Chemicals (IGHRC)
Background
The IGHRC comprises representatives of UK government departments, research councils and agencies, and aims to stimulate the development of new improved approaches to the assessment of risks to human health from chemicals. The group was originally established in 1996 as the Risk Assessment and Toxicology Steering Committee (RATSC) but the name was changed in September 1999 to reflect the broader remit of the group. IEH provides the scientific Secretariat to the IGHRC.
The IGHRC comprises two committees, a Steering Committee and an Executive Committee. The Executive Committee meets every three months and is responsible for the day to day operation of the IGHRC such as writing of reports, organising workshops, producing guidance documents, and developing training courses. The Steering Committee steers the Executive Committee and meets once or twice yearly to oversee the work of the Executive Committee.
The IGHRC were charged with considering the recommendations in the six reports produced by the Risk Assessment and Toxicology Steering Committee and the First Report and Forward Plan to 2002 and The Annexes to the First Report and Forward Plan to 2002 outline the programme of work to take forward some of these recommendations.
Notice Board
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Welcome to the new IGHRC website
Click here to view IGHRC latest publication
Predictive approaches to chemical hazard identification and
characterisation: Current use by UK Government Departments and Agencies
Contact IGHRC Secretariat
Institute of Environment and Health
Cranfield University, Cranfield,
Bedfordshire MK43 0AL
Email: Ruth Bevan [r.bevan@cranfield.ac.uk] Tel: +44 (0)1234 758279
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Any questions regarding IGHRC, please do not hesitate to contact the IGHRC Secretariat.
Upcoming Events
New
An introductory epidemiological course for scientific and administrative or policy staff will be taking place in 2014. Please check here for further details of dates and location when confirmed.
