[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58223-58224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29064]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health;
Notice of Meetings
Notice is hereby given of the dates and locations of the next two
meetings of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and
Health (NACOSH), established under section 7(a) of the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 656) to advise the Secretary
of Labor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on matters
relating to the administration of the Act. NACOSH will hold meetings on
December 10-11, 1996, in Room S4215 A-C, and January 15-16, 1997, in
Room N3437 A-D of the Department of Labor Building located at 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC. Both meetings are open to the
public and will begin at 9:00 a.m. each day lasting until approximately
4:00 p.m. the first day and 3:00 p.m. the second day of each meeting.
Agenda items for December 10 will include: a brief overview of
current activities in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH); a description of a NIOSH Cooperative Research Agreement on
hearing loss prevention; a regulatory update; and a discussion of the
Government Performance and Results Act (GIPRA) in relation to OSHA as
well as performance measurement and program evaluation within OSHA. On
December 11 there will be a panel presentation on ergonomics including
an update on the planned conference; enforcement activities; the
development of a regulation; OSHA's ergonomics capability; and NIOSH
research relating to ergonomics. The remainder of the day will be
devoted to planning future NACOSH meetings and activities.
The January 15-16 meeting will be devoted to the subject of
developing performance measurements and evaluating programs in addition
to the regular updates on OSHA and NIOSH activities. Several panels
will be formed to discuss the indicators and measures OSHA might use,
as well as the data and mechanisms that would be needed for such
measurement. The committee is interested in exploring what other
organizations and groups are doing in terms of measuring performance
and evaluating safety programs,
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interventions and related issues such as employee participation. In
this respect, the committee requests that members of the public who
have participated in studies or programs related to performance
measurement and evaluation of occupational safety and health programs
share their findings and/or experiences with NACOSH either in written
form or in oral presentations before the committee to the extent time
permits. Those who are interested in making presentations on January 15
or 16 should notify, no later than December 9, Joanne Goodell, OSHA,
Room N-3641, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210,
telephone (202) 219-8021, ext. 107, or FAX (202) 219-4383. Presenters
must provide their name, the capacity in which the person will appear,
a brief outline of the content of the presentation, preference of
appearance date if there is one, mail address, telephone and FAX
numbers. Presentations will be limited to 10 minutes with time allowed
for questions from committee members.
Written data, views or comments for consideration by the committee
may be submitted, preferably with 20 copies to Joanne Goodell at the
address provided above. Any such submissions received prior to the
meeting will be provided to the members of the Committee and will be
included in the record of the meeting. Individuals with disabilities
who need special accommodations should contact Tom Hall (phone: 202-
219-8615; FAX: 202-219-5986) one week before the meeting.
An official record of the meeting will be available for public
inspection in the OSHA Technical Data Center (TDC) located in Room
N2625 of the Department of Labor Building (202-219-7500). For
additional information contact Joanne Goodell (phone, FAX and address
provided above.)
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 6th day of November, 1996.
Joseph A. Dear,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 96-29064 Filed 11-12-96; 8:45 am]
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