HSE - Advisory Committees, Boards and Councils

The Health and Safety Executive receive specialist advice from a range of advisory committees, boards and councils. These bodies may be concerned with health and safety in a particular industry or sector, or with particular hazards that may be present across a range of industry sectors.

More about Advisory Committees and Industry Groups

Advisory Committee on Dangerous Substances (ACDS)
- The Major Hazards Subcommittee
- The Gas Safety Subcommittee
- The Flammable Substances Subcommittee
- The Petroleum Working Group
- The Explosives Subcommittee
Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens
Advisory Committee on Toxic Substances (ACTS)
- The European Risk Management Advisory Group (ERMAG)
- The Standing Committee on Hazard Information and Packaging (SCHIP)
- The Working Group on Action To Control Chemicals (WATCH)
- The Working Group on COSHH Essentials
- The New Substances Consultative Group (NEWCON)
- The Working Group on European Exposure Limits (WEELS)
- The Working Group on ACTS Sub Groups (WGSG)
Agricultural Industry Advisory Committee (AIAC)
Asbestos Liaison Group
Biocides Consultative Committee
Cement, Ceramics, Concrete, Heavy Clay, Refractories and Glass Manufacturing Industries Joint Health and Safety Committee (C3HARGE)
Charging review groups
- COMAH Charging Review Group
- Gas Transportation Charging Review Group
- Offshore Charging Review Group
- Railway Charging Review Group
- Industry-Wide Charging Review Group
Chemical and Downstream Oil Industries Forum (CDOIF)
Construction Industry Advisory Committee (CONIAC)
- Safety Working Group
- Working Well Together Steering Group
- Occupational Health Working Group
- The Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) Working Group
- The Vulnerable Workers Working Group
Engineering Industry Noise Task Group
Foundries Industry Advisory Committee (FIAC)
- FIAC Noise and Vibration Sub-Committee
- FIAC Occupational Health and Hygiene Sub-committee
Health and Safety Executive / Local Authority Enforcement Liaison Committee (HELA)
- The Technical Sub-Committee
Higher and Further Education Advisory Committee (HIFEAC)
Interdepartmental Liaison Group on Risk Assessment (ILGRA)
Ionising Radiation Health and Safety Forum
Legionella Committee
- Legionella Committee - Terms of Reference
Local Authority Forum (LAF)
Mining Industry Committee (MIC) - formerly the Deep Mined Coal Industry Advisory Committee (DMCIAC)
- The Safety and Health in Mines Research Advisory Board (SHMRAB)
- National Rescue Committee on Rescue Work and Rescue Apparatus
Mining Qualifications Board (MQB)
Motor Vehicle Repair Safety Forum
National Liaison Committee overseeing the Protocol of Work-related deaths
Nuclear Safety Advisory Committee (NuSAC)
- NuSAC Sub Committee on Research
Occupational Health Reference Group (OHAC)
Offshore Industry Advisory Committee (OIAC) (formerly Oil Industry Advisory Committee)
- The Helicopter Liaison Group
Paper and Board Industry Advisory Committee (PABIAC)
Printing Industry Advisory Committee (PIAC)
Quarries National Joint Advisory Committee
Railway Industry Advisory Committee (RIAC)
Rubber Industry Advisory Committee (RUBIAC)
Safety and Health in Mines Research Advisory Board (SHMRAB)
Schools Education Advisory Committee (SEAC)
Scientific Advisory Committee on Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use)
Shipbuilding and Ship-Repairing Health and Safety Consultative Committee
Slips and trips programme board
Small Business Trade Association Forum (SBTAF)
Textiles Industry Advisory Committee (TEXIAC)
Wood Action Group (WAG)

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