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Archived News Release--Caution:
information may be out of date.
For more information call: (202) 219-8151.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Steel Erection Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee (SENRAC) will meet Nov.
27-Dec.1 for sessions in which OSHA hopes it will reach consensus on a draft
proposal for a revised steel erection standard.
The meeting will be held in the U.S. Department of Labor,
DOL Academy, Room C-5320, Seminar Room 6, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20210, and begin at 1:30 p.m. on November 27.
SENRAC was established May 11, 1994, to resolve issues
associated with developing a notice of proposed rulemaking on steel erection.
Appointees to the committee include representatives from labor, industry,
public interests, and government agencies.
SENRAC has met nine times since it began negotiations in
June, 1994. The committee established work groups to deal with such issues as
fall protection, construction specifications and scope, and later to develop a
draft revision of Subpart R of the construction industry standards, which
covers steel erection.
At its last meeting, in June, the committee reached
agreement on major issues and most elements of the draft revision, but the
members could not agree on fall protection.
On July 26, a work group met in Philadelphia and
recommended fall protection requirements for steel erection. Also, in September
work groups met to address slippery surfaces, scope, training and site-
specific erection plans.
Recommendations on those subjects will be presented to the
full SENRAC committee at its November meeting, where OSHA hopes that consensus
will be reached on the complete draft proposal and an agreement in principle
will be signed by each member.
If consensus is reached, OSHA will then complete the
preamble to the proposal and prepare the document in proper Federal Register
format for publication as a proposed rule.
The committee meetings will be open to the public, with
seating available on a first-come, first-serve basis. No advance registration
is required.
Persons with disabilities who need special accommodations
should contact the facilitator, Philip J. Harter, by Nov. 20, 1995. He can be
reached at Suite 204, 2301 M St., NW, Washington, D.C., 20037; telephone (202)
887-1033, fax (202) 887-1036.
During the meeting, members of the general public may
informally request permission to address the committee.
Minutes of the meetings and materials prepared for the
committee will be available for public inspection at the OSHA Docket Office,
Room N-2625, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., 20210, telephone (202)
219-7894. Copies of these materials may be obtained by sending a written
request to the facilitator.
Notice of the meeting is in the Wednesday, Nov. 8, 1995,
Federal Register.
Archived News Release--Caution:
information may be out of date.
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