ICOH scientific committee on Occupational Toxicology
Welcome to the web page for the ICOH scientific committee on
Occupational Toxicology.
The ICOH Scientific Committee of Occupational Toxicology
(SCOT) was founded in 1990 in Montreal, Canada. The mission of SCOT
is to promote research in all areas of occupational toxicology. A
current focus of SCOT is the use of biological monitoring (BM) in
exposure assessment and intervention in workplaces and the general
environment based on solid scientific and ethical
principles.
We hope to share news on forthcoming meetings, past meetings and
any administrative forms that may be necessary.
Details of the current Chair and Secretary of the group are
available on the
ICOH website.
There is also a LinkedIn group,
available to SCOT members and non-members to keep up-to-date with
ICOH SCOT's activities.
The last International Symposium on Biological Monitoring (ISBM)
was held in Porto, Portugal, in May/June 2023. The symposia exist
to bring together the world's leading experts and practitioners in
biological monitoring to discuss and share knowledge on new
biomarkers, new analytical techniques, case studies of occupational
and environmental exposures and the development of policies and
guidance to use, interpret and manage biological monitoring as a
tool to identify, monitor and control chemical exposures.
If you are interested in hosting a future conference, please
review the guidelines on
our web page and contact the
Secretary to express your interest.
SCOT will also host scientific sessions at the next ICOH
Congress (28 April - 3 May 2024, https://www.icoh2024.ma/) in
Morocco.
SCOT guidelines for membership criteria and the application
process
Membership criteria
The guidelines are based on the
criteria set out in the ICOH Guidelines for Scientific Committees
but provide some clarification on the expectations of SCOT
members.
- SCOT members must be a member of ICOH in Good Standing (i.e.
payments up-to-date)
- Members must not already be members of more than two other
Scientific Committees (the ICOH maximum is three committees per
member)
- Members should participate actively in the committee e.g.
through attending SCOT conferences, business meetings and/or
responding to SCOT Officers with regard to new member applications,
group decisions etc.
- Applicants for membership must be currently professionally
active in one of the following fields - toxicology, biological
monitoring, risk assessment, occupational health/medicine or
occupational/industrial hygiene. Other areas may be
considered if the applicant can demonstrate relevance to
occupational toxicology. Existing SCOT members may remain on
the committee beyond retirement providing that they are actively
contributing as defined above.
- A current publication record in occupational toxicology,
biological monitoring or risk assessment. This is required to
fulfil ICOH's criterion of pursuing academic excellence within the
committee.
Application process
Applications can be received at any time and will be considered
on an ongoing basis by email, without need for a business meeting
to be convened. Anyone wishing to join SCOT, who fulfils the
eligibility criteria above, should send a brief CV and a list of
relevant publications to the
Secretary (contact details available from the ICOH
website).
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