95-24094. National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health; HazCom Workgroup Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 188 (Thursday, September 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50218-50219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24094]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration


National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health; 
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. 646) 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 October 19 and 20, 1995, in S4215 A-C of the 
Department of Labor Building located at 200 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC. The meeting is open to the public and will begin at 9 
a.m. each day lasting until approximately 4:30 p.m. on October 19 and 
2:30 p.m. on October 20.
    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. Four members of NACOSH have been assigned to the HazCom 
Workgroup which will be assisted by a variety of specialists in all 
aspects of hazard communication. In addition, two of the workgroup 
meetings will be devoted to hearing from representatives of labor 
organizations, employers, and the public. The workgroup will meet 
approximately once a month for several months and will prepare draft 
recommendations which will be submitted to the full committee for its 
deliberation in public session.
    The agenda for the morning of October 19 will include a review of 
issues to be covered by the HazCom Workgroup and the confirmation of 
dates and agenda items for the remaining workgroup meetings. Beginning 
at 1:00 p.m. on October 19 and continuing the morning of October 20, 
representatives of small businesses and labor organizations 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).
    Members of labor organizations and small businesses wishing to make 
presentations before the HazCom Workgroup on October 19 and 20 should 
notify, no later than October 13, Joanne Goodell, Directorate of 
Policy, OSHA, Room N-3641, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 
20210, telephone [phone], ext. 107, or FAX [phone]. 
Presenters must provide their name, the capacity in which the person 
will appear, a brief outline of the content of the presentation, their 
preference of appearance date, mail address, telephone and FAX numbers. 
Presenters' specific requests to appear on either the October 19 
afternoon session or the October 20 morning 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 on 
October 20 after all those on the schedule have been heard.
    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 by October 16 
at the address indicated below.
    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.


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    Signed at Washington, D.C. this 21st day of September, 1995.
Joseph A. Dear,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 95-24094 Filed 9-27-95; 8:45 am]
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