Volume 6: Human Health, 1989-96
8. Development of guidance on occupational risks from BSE and other TSEs
Annex 2 to Chapter 8: Membership and, where available, terms of reference of relevant HSE Committees and Working Groups
HSE BSE Working Group (June 1989-May 1990)
Terms of Reference
Cross-Divisional Task Force on Zoonoses (June 1989-May 1990)

Terms of Reference

The HSE BSE Working Group did not have official terms of reference.

Chair: Dr D Gompertz, Deputy Director Medical Services (HSE)

From HSE
Mr W A Bennie: Senior Principal Inspector of Factories, Food NIG
Mr S North: Senior Principal Inspector, Food NIG
Dr C W Ide: HSE's Employment Medical Advisory Service (EMAS), Food NIG
Dr D M Smith: Senior Employment Medical Adviser
Dr V L Mayatt: Principal Specialist Inspector, Microbiology Unit
Dr R Nourish: Head of Occupational Hygiene, Biosafety and Environment Unit, HSE
Mr P Lister: Head of Section, Health Policy Division, HSE
Mr A J Taylor: HSE Advisory Committee on Genetic Modification
Mr D J Wilks: Senior Agricultural Inspector

From MAFF
Dr D Matthews: Senior Veterinary Officer (SVS)
Mr A J Maslin: Head of Administrative Branch, Animal Health Division

From DH
Dr H Pickles: Principal Medical Officer, Health Care Division, DH
Ms A McGinty: Senior Scientific Officer, Health Care Division, DH

Cross-Divisional Task Force on Zoonoses (June 1989-May 1990)

Later, the group merged with the HSE BSE Working Group and was called CDTFZ & BSE (May 1990-present)

Chair: Dr D Gompertz

From HSE
Dr B Crook: Microbiologist
Dr C W Ide: Occupational Physician, Food NIG
Dr D Smith: Senior Employment Medical Adviser (with responsibility for agriculture)
Dr J Wattie: Senior Employment Medical Adviser
Mr P Lister: Head of Section, Health Policy Division, HSE
Mr A McLean: (Food NIG)
Mr S North: Deputy Superintending Inspector of Factories (Food NIG)
Dr V L Mayatt: Principal Specialist Inspector, Microbiology Unit
Ms K Heywood: Specialist Inspector Biohazards (Dangerous Pathogens)
Dr J Osman: (EMSU) Medical Epidemiologist
Dr R Elliott: (EMSU) Medical Epidemiologist
Dr C Thompson: (EMAS Health Services NIG)
Mr D J Wilks: Senior Agricultural Inspector
Mr J McIntyre: Senior Agricultural Inspector
Mr M Sebastian: Senior Agricultural Inspector

From DH
Ms A McGinty: Senior Scientific Officer, Health Care Division, DH
Dr A Dawson
Dr D Harper

From MAFF
Dr D Matthews: Senior Veterinary Officer (SVS)
Mr A Fleetwood: Veterinary Investigation Officer (SVS)
Also, Mr M Greaves: Environmental Health Officer, Wakefield