[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 57458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28170]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
NACOSH HazCom Workgroup Meeting
Notice is hereby given that a workgroup 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, will meet on December 11 and 12, 1995, in N3437 A-D of the
Department of Labor Building located at 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC. The meeting, which is open to the public, will run from
1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on December 11 and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on December
12.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has asked
NACOSH to form a workgroup to identify ways to improve chemical hazard
communication and the right to know in the workplace. OSHA has asked
the Committee to provide OSHA with recommendations in approximately six
months to simplify material safety data sheets, reduce the amount of
required paperwork, improve the effectiveness of worker training, and
revise enforcement policies so that they focus on the most serious
hazards.
Beginning at 1:00 p.m. on December 11 and continuing through
December 12, members of the public who are impacted by OSHA's hazard
communication standard are invited to address the workgroup.
Presentations will be limited to 10 minutes with time allowed for
questions from the workgroup members. Additional information and/or
documentation may be submitted and will be entered into the record. A
verbatim transcript will be made of the proceedings which will be
available to the public in the OSHA Technical Data Center (TDC) located
in Room N2625 of the Department of Labor Building (202-219-7500).
Those who wish to make presentations should notify, no later than
December 1, Joanne Goodell, Directorate of Policy, 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 they will appear, a brief outline of
the content of the presentation, mail address, telephone and FAX
numbers. Presenters' specific requests to appear on either the December
11 afternoon session or the December 12 session will be honored to the
extent the schedule allows. If there is sufficient time, others who
have not notified OSHA will be permitted to make presentations after
all those on the schedule have been heard. In the event that the number
of requests to make presentations exceeds the available time, those
with the earliest documented requests will be honored.
Written data, views or comments for consideration by the workgroup
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 (202-219-8615)
by December 7.
Additional Meeting Schedule
On January 10-11, 1996, in Room N3437 A-D, the HazCom Workgroup
will meet from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on January 10 and from 8:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. on January 11. Presentations by specialists will be made
on the following subjects: label comprehension, electronic access
systems, training programs, and the American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) experience in developing a standard for Hazardous
Industrial Chemicals--Material Safety Data Sheets.
On February 7-9, the HazCom Workgroup will meet in Room N3437 A-D
to review all issues and finalize the concept for the report. The
meeting will run from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. the second day.
On March 20, the HazCom Workgroup will meet from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. in Room N3437 A-D to review the total report, make any necessary
changes and obtain concurrences.
It is anticipated that the final product of this workgroup will be
submitted to the full National Advisory Committee on Occupational
Safety and Health in mid to late April.
For additional information contact: Joanne Goodell, Directorate of
Policy, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Room N-3641, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20210, telephone (202) 219-
8021.
Signed at Washington, DC this 8th day of November, 1995.
Joseph A. Dear,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 95-28170 Filed 11-14-95; 8:45 am]
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