[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40863-40864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19988]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health; Full
Committee Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the Advisory Committee on Construction
Safety and Health, established under section 107(e)(1) of the Contract
Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 333) and section 7(b) of
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 656), will
meet on August 27-28, 1996 at the Spokane Research Center of the
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 315 East
Montgomery Street, Spokane, Washington. The meetings of the full
Committee are open to the public and will begin at 8:30 a.m. on both
days. The meeting will conclude at approximately 5:00 p.m. on August 27
and at approximately 12:00 p.m. on August 28, 1996.
On August 27, OSHA will brief the ACCSH regarding the status of
construction-related activities. In particular, the Agency will report
on the status of rulemaking efforts regarding fall protection (subpart
M). Also, State Plan State representatives will provide their
perspectives regarding OSHA's construction-related rulemaking and
enforcement activities.
After a lunch break, the Committee will hear comments on OSHA's
construction-related rulemaking and enforcement activities from the
Agency's Construction Industry Partners. The Committee will also
receive a briefing regarding the NIOSH research program and a tour of
the Spokane Research Center.
On August 28, the work groups on Fall Protection, Safety and Health
Programs, Confined Spaces and Health and Safety for Women in
Construction will report back to the full Advisory Committee and the
full Committee will discuss the reports from the work
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groups. In addition, the Committee will discuss participation in the
planning of a Musculoskeletal Disorders Best Practices Conference.
Written data, views or comments may be submitted, preferably with
20 copies, to the Division of Consumer Affairs, at the address provided
below. 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.
Anyone who wishes to make an oral presentation should notify the
Division of Consumer Affairs before the meeting. The request should
state the amount of time desired, the capacity in which the person will
appear and a brief outline of the content of the presentation. Persons
who request the opportunity to address the Advisory Committee may be
allowed to speak, as time permits, at the discretion of the Chairman of
the Advisory Committee. Individuals with disabilities who wish to
attend the meeting should contact Tom Hall, at the address indicated
below, if special accommodations are needed.
For additional information contact: Tom Hall, Division of Consumer
Affairs, Room N-3647, Telephone 202-219-8615, at the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC, 20210. An official record of the meeting will be
available for public inspection at the OSHA Docket Office, Room N-2625,
Telephone 202-219-7894.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 30th day of July 1996.
Joseph A. Dear,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 96-19988 Filed 8-5-96; 8:45 am]
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