HSE - Chemical and Downstream Oil Industries Forum (CDOIF)

The Chemical and Downstream Oil Industries Forum (previously Chemical Industries Forum) was set up in 1997 with representation from the following industry sectors: chemical production, paints and coatings production, health product manufacture, compressed gas production, oil refining and associated industries, storage and road transport of chemicals.

CDOIF’s Terms of Reference are:

1. To consider and advise the Health and Safety Executive on:
   • the protection of people at work from hazards to health and safety arising from their occupation within the chemical industry,
   • the protection of the public from related hazards arising from such activities, and
   • other associated matters referred to the Forum by the Health and Safety Executive.
2. To encourage the joint participation of representative organisations in the protection of people from hazards to health and safety from work activities in the chemical industry.
3. To provide advice and guidance to industry in whatever form best fits the purpose and to develop a strategy for improving standards to health and safety in the industry.
4. Where appropriate, to act as a stimulus for the identification and meeting of the health and safety research needs of the industry.

Contact: Secretariat, Chemical and Downstream Industries Forum, HID CI4e, Health and Safety Executive, 5S2 Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle, L20 7HS.

Agendas	Papers	Minutes
19 May 2008
Agenda 19/05/08	HID CI Sub-COMAH Work Programme Bringing GHS into Seveso and the Seveso review COMAH Remodelling (CDOIF Presentation)	Minutes 19/05/08
28 November 2007
Agenda 28/11/07	Chlorine strategy update	Minutes 28/11/07
7 March 2007
Agenda 07/03/07		Minutes 07/03/07
11 October 2006
Agenda 11/10/06		Minutes 11/10/06
18 July 2006
Agenda 18/07/06		Minutes 18/07/06
01 March 2006
Agenda 01/03/06		Minutes 01/03/06
19 October 2005
Agenda 19/10/05		Minutes 19/10/05
29 June 2005
Agenda 29/06/05		Minutes 29/06/05
23 February 2005
Agenda 23/02/05		Minutes 23/02/05
20 October 2004
Agenda 20/10/04		Minutes 20/10
23 June 2004
Agenda 23/06/04		Minutes 23/06/04
18 February 2004
Agenda 18/02/04		Minutes 18/02/04
22 October 2003
Agenda 22/10/03		Minutes 22/10/03
11 June 2003
Agenda 11/06/03		Minutes 11/06/03
12 February 2003
Agenda 12/02/03		Minutes 12/02/03
22 October 2002
Agenda 22/10/02	CHIP3 (02/06) GSRAG (02/07) (this paper is currently under review) Manual handling (Organisational Change) (02/08) FRLUP (02/09) On-Site Emergency Response Inspection (02/10) Control of Major Accident Hazard Regulations 1999(COMAH) (02/11) Best Practice on Permissioning (02/12)	Minutes 22/10/02
18 June 2002
Agenda 18/06/02	HSE Guidance Update Paper 02/03 Protective Clothing and footwear for use with Ultra High Pressure Water Jetting Paper 02/04a News Release - Vital seconds could save lives in Ultra High Pressure Water Jetting Paper 02/04b LP Gas Cylinder collection - New arrangements Paper 02/05a LPGA Cylinder Retrieval Scheme - Parent Companies/Brand Names Paper 02/05b	Minutes 18/06/02