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Archived News Release--Caution:
information may be out of date.
For more information call: (202) 219-8151.
On Wednesday, Dec. 13, the National Advisory Committee on
Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) will meet to review reinvention
initiatives from both the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
"We are looking forward to sharing the many exciting
projects and plans we have for extending our resources and making a greater
impact on workplace safety and health," said Assistant Secretary Joseph A. Dear
in announcing the agenda for the meeting.
The meeting, open to the public, will run from 9 a.m. to
approximately 4 p.m. in Room N3437 of the Frances Perkins Building at 200
Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. The meeting also will include a brief
legislative update and a report from the NACOSH hazard communication
workgroup.
The public is also welcome to attend earlier sessions of
the NACOSH workgroup on hazard communication in the same room from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. on Monday, Dec. 11 and 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The workgroup will
report to the full committee on its efforts to identify ways to improve
chemical hazard communication. NACOSH is seeking ideas to simplify material
safety data sheets, reduce required paperwork, improve the effectiveness of
worker training and revise enforcement policies to focus on the most serious
hazards.
Written data, views or comments may be submitted,
preferably with 20 copies to Joanne Goodell, Directorate of Policy, Room
N-3641, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210. Submissions
received prior to the meeting will be provided to committee members and
included in the meeting records. An official record of the meeting will be
available for public inspection in the OSHA Technical Data Center in Room N2625
of the Frances Perkins Building.
Anyone wishing to make an oral presentation should notify
Goodell 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 committee may be allowed to speak, as time permits, at the discretion of
the committee chair.
Individuals with disabilities who wish to attend the
meeting and who require special accommodations should contact Tom Hall, OSHA
Division of Consumer Affairs, at the above address or telephone (202)
219-8615.
Notice of the advisory committee meeting appeared in the
Nov. 24, 1995 Federal Register.
Archived News Release--Caution:
information may be out of date.
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