[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 48653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23217]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Draft Document ``Building Safer Highway Work Zones: Measures To
Prevent Worker Injuries From Vehicles and Equipment.''
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS).
ACTION: Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: NIOSH is seeking public comments on the draft document,
``Building Safer Highway Work Zones: Measures to Prevent Worker
Injuries From Vehicles and Equipment.'' The draft document synthesizes
current work zone safety research and practice with information
obtained at a workshop sponsored by NIOSH December 2-4, 1998, and
attended by 50 representatives from labor, industry, government, and
academia. The four broad workshop discussion topics were: Safety of
workers on foot around traffic vehicles, safe operation of vehicles and
equipment within the work zone, internal work zone traffic control, and
special issues associated with night operations. Individuals will
provide NIOSH with comments regarding the technical and scientific
aspects of the document. Persons wishing to obtain a copy of the draft
document should respond to the contact person listed below.
DATES: Comments concerning this document should be submitted by
November 8, 1999. Persons wishing to obtain a copy of the draft
document should contact Diane Miller, Docket Office Manager, Education
and Information Division, NIOSH, CDC, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Mailstop
C-34, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45226, telephone 513/533-8450, e-mail address:
dmm2@cdc.gov. Comments may be submitted in writing to the NIOSH Docket
Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Pratt, Division of Safety
Research, NIOSH, CDC, 1095 Willowdale Road, Mailstop P-180, Morgantown,
West Virginia, 26505, telephone 304/285-5992, e-mail address:
sgp2@cdc.gov.
Linda Rosenstock, M.D.,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 99-23217 Filed 9-3-99; 8:45 am]
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