[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 39551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19331]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. H-372]
RIN: 1218-AB58
Standards Advisory Committee on Metalworking Fluids
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S.
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of establishment and appointment of members to the
Metalworking Fluids Standards Advisory Committee.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Labor has established a committee to advise
the Assistant Secretary for the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) on the appropriate action(s) to take to protect
workers from the hazards associated with occupational exposure to
metalworking fluids. This standards advisory committee will provide
collective expertise not otherwise available to the Secretary to
address the complex and sensitive issues involved. Those chosen to
serve on this committee have been drawn from industry, labor,
professional organizations, academia and government agencies. The
committee members represent those interested in, or significantly
affected by, any action the Agency may take as a result of this
inquiry.
ADDRESSES: Any written comments in response to this notice should be
sent to the following address: U.S. Department of labor, OSHA,
Directorate of Health Standards Programs, Metalworking Fluids Advisory
Committee, Room N-3718, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.
20210. Phone: (202) 219-7111.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Peter Infante, Directorate of
Health Standards Programs, Office of Standards Review, OSHA, (202) 219-
7111.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In December 1993, the International Union,
United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of
America (UAW) petitioned OSHA to take emergency regulatory action to
protect workers from the risks of occupational cancers and respiratory
illnesses associated with exposure to metalworking fluids. Occupational
exposure to metalworking fluids was identified by the Agency and its
stakeholders as an issue worthy of Agency action during OSHA's Priority
Planning Process in 1994. Subsequently, the National Advisory Committee
on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) recommended that OSHA form a
Standards Advisory Committee (SAC) to address the health risks caused
by occupational exposure to metalworking fluids. The Assistant
Secretary accepted the recommendation of NACOSH. On August 29, 1996
OSHA published a Federal Register notice of intent to form a Standards
Advisory Committee for Metalworking Fluids and asked the public for
recommendations of individuals with suitable experience or expertise to
serve on this advisory committee (61 FR 45459).
Section 7(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act requires
that advisory committees have a balanced membership, including
individuals appointed to represent the interests of affected employers
and employees, as well as Federal and State safety and health
organizations and professional organizations.
Committee Membership
Appointees to the committee include representatives from labor,
industry, academia and government agencies. The appointees represent
groups interested in, or affected by, the outcome of this proceeding.
The following is a list of Committee members and their affiliations.
Employee Representatives
David Day--International Association of Machinists and Aerospace
Workers
James Frederick--United Steelworkers of America
Arthur McGee--Local Union 599 of the United Automobile, Aerospace and
Agricultural Implement Workers of America
Frank Mirer--The United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural
Implement Workers of America
David Wegman--University of Massachusetts Lowell, Department of Work
Environment
Industry Representative
David Burch--Precision Machined Products Association
John Cox--National Tooling & Machining Association
John Howell--Castrol Industrial North America, Inc.
Henry Lick--Ford Motor Company
Frank White--Organization Resources Counselors, Inc.
Federal and State Representatives
Henry Anderson--Wisconsin Bureau of Public Health
Dennis O'Brien--National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Academic/Professional Representatives
Maura Sheehan (Chairperson)--West Chester University, Department of
Health
Lee Newman--National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory
Medicine
Daniel Teitelbaum--Medical Toxicology & Occupational Medicine
Corporation
Alternative Representatives
These persons will serve on the Committee should one of the members
listed above be unable to complete his or her term.
For Employees:
William Shortell--Connecticut Council on Occupational Safety and Health
For Industry:
Kenneth Kushner--The Timken Company
Public Participation
Interested persons are invited to attend and participate in the
Committee's meetings. These meetings will be announced by notice in the
Federal Register.
Authority: This document was prepared under the direction of
Greg Watchman, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20210, pursuant to Sections 6(b)(1) and
(7)(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5.U.S.C.App.2, and 29 CFR 1911.11.
Signed at Washington, D.C., this 17th day of July, 1997.
Greg Watchman,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 97-19331 Filed 7-22-97; 8:45 am]
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