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AOAC INTERNATIONAL
TERMS OF REFERENCE
I.
NAME:
COMMITTEE ON SAFETY
II.
MISSION:
To promote an awareness of safety and health matters within the AOAC
membership and to give guidance in that area with particular emphasis on the
integration of safety into the methods development process.
III.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
To review all methods in process, as Methods Committee Safety Advisors, in
order to integrate safety in methods.
To serve as a resource for AOAC membership with regard to safety matters.
To submit information on laboratory safety to The Referee.
All Committee members, other than those holding
ex officio
appointments, serve
at the pleasure of the President. All Committee members are expected to
actively participate in the work of the Committee; including, but not limited to,
promptly responding to communications, attending and actively participating in
meetings, reviewing meeting background materials and agendas prior to
meetings, and accepting and following through on assignments. Persons who do
not actively participate will be removed from the committee by the President at
the request of the chair.
IV.
COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION:
There shall be a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 12 members, including the
chair and past chair. A member shall be appointed for a three-year term, with no
maximum limitation. The chair is appointed for one three-year term and may
serve one additional year on the Committee as immediate past chair.
All members of the Committee are appointed by the President Elect and assume
office immediately following the Annual Meeting.
The Committee shall be composed of members representing a balance of
government, industry, and academia as appropriate to the scope of the
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