March 2019: Register of members’ interests: Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC)
Updated 2 February 2024
Members of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) are required to declare any personal, political or business interests that could (or could be seen to) influence their judgement.
Dr Lesley Rushton
Role: Chair, and Independent scientist
Other public appointments held at present:
- HSE Science, Engineering and Environmental Assurance Committee (SEEAC), Member
- UK Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment, Member
Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years:
- European Commission Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks
Personal and business interests: none
Political activity: none
Professor Neil Pearce
Role: Independent scientific and medical expert
Other public appointments held at present:
- Member, Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COC)
Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none
Personal and business interests: none
Political activity: none
Professor Karen Walker-Bone
Role: Independent scientific and medical expert
Other public appointments held at present: none
Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none
Personal and business interests: none
Political activity: none
Professor Kim Burton
Role: Independent scientific and occupational healthcare expert
Other public appointments held at present: none
Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none
Personal and business interests:
- Expert Advisor to the Joint Work and Health Unit
- Advisor to Overland Health
- Advisor to Alt-OH Ltd
Political activity: none
Professor John Cherrie
Role: Independent scientist
Other public appointments held at present:
- Workplace Health Expert Committee (Health and Safety Executive)
- Committee on Fibre Measurement (Health and Safety Executive)
Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none
Personal and business interests:
- Occasional medico-legal work as an expert witness or short-term consultancy work.
- August 2018 – Instructed to consult for an airline and its insurers on civil litigation on so-called ‘aerotoxic syndrome’
Political activity: none
Dr Valentina Gallo
Role: Independent scientist
Other public appointments held at present: none
Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none
Personal and business interests:
- Academic collaboration with Pesticide Action (PAN)-UK
Political activity: none
Dr Max Henderson
Role: Independent scientist and medical expert
Other public appointments held at present:
- Member of the Occupational Health and Mental Health Expert Advisory Groups, Joint DH DWP Health & Work Unit
Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none
Personal and business interests: none
Political activity: none
Dr Chris Stenton
Role: Independent scientist and medical expert
Other public appointments held at present: none
Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none
Personal and business interests: none
Political activity: none
Professor Raymond Agius
Role: Independent scientist and medical expert
Other public appointments held at present: none
Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none
Personal and business interests: none
Political activity:
- Member of the Liberal Party
Dr Jennifer Hoyle
Role: Independent member with expertise in respiratory diseases
Other public appointments held at present: none
Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none
Personal and business interests: none
Political activity: none
Lesley Francois
Role: Independent legal expert
Other public appointments held at present: none
Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none
Personal and business interests: none
Political activity: none
Keith Corkan
Role: Independent legal expert
Other public appointments held at present: none
Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none
Personal and business interests: none
Political activity: none
Karen Mitchell
Role: Representative of employed earners
Other public appointments held at present: none
Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none
Personal and business interests: none
Political activity: none
Douglas Russell
Role: Representative of employed earners
Other public appointments held at present: none
Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years:
- Member, Advisory Committee on Toxic Substances (Health and Safety Executive)
Personal and business interests:
- Company Secretary, Greater Manchester Hazards Centre
Political activity:
- Member of the Labour Party
Daniel Shears
Role: Representative of employed earners
Other public appointments held at present: none
Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none
Personal and business interests:
- Chair, Joint HSE/Trade unions Operational Gas Forum
- Vice Chair, Joint Union Asbestos in Schools Campaign
- Member, Health and Safety Executive Industry Advisory Committees including CONIAC and PABIAC
- Member, TUC Union Health and Safety Specialists Committee
Political activity:
- Member of the Labour Party
Dr Sayeed Khan
Role: Representative of employers
Other public appointments held at present: none
Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years:
- Board Member Health and Safety Executive
Personal and business interests:
- Chief Medical Adviser, Make UK, the Manufacturers’ Organisation
- Chief Medical Officer, Collingwood Health
Political activity: none
Dr Andrew White
Role: Representative of employers
Other public appointments held at present: none
Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none
Personal and business interests: none
Political activity: none
Dr Ian Lawson
Role: Representative of employers
Other public appointments held at present: none
Previous public appointments held within the last 5 years: none
Personal and business interests: none
Political activity: none
Updated to:
Remove – Professor Keith Palmer, Professor Paul Cullinan, Professor Damien McElvenny, Paul Faupel, Dr Sara De Matteis and Professor Anthony Seaton.
Added – Dr Lesley Rushton, Professor Kim Burton, Professor John Cherrie, Dr Valentina Gallo, Dr Max Henderson, Dr Chris Stenton, Dr Ian Lawson, Professor Raymond Agius, Dr Jennifer Hoyle, Lesley Francois and Daniel Shears