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Appointment of 15 members to the rechartered Advisory
Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) was announced today by
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Charles N.
Jeffress.
ACCSH advises the assistant secretary, who serves as head
of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), on standards and
policies related to the protection of construction workers from worksite
hazards.
The committee, rechartered on Nov. 7, 1997, consists of
five representatives each of employers and employees, two state government
representatives, two public representatives, and one member designated by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services(HHS), usually from the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Members are appointed by the
assistant secretary.
The newly appointed members are:
Employee Representatives
Tim Lee Nichols, Director of External Relations, AFL-CIO
Building and Construction Trades Department, Washington, D.C. He also will
serve as committee chairperson for two years.
Stephen D. Cooper, Executive Director, Occupational Safety
and Health, International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron
Workers, AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C., for a one-year term.
Larry A. Edginton, Director of Safety and Health,
International Union of Operating Engineers, AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C., for a
two-year term.
Gladys Harrington, Training Coordinator, Assistant Director
and EEO Officer, International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 138,
AFL-CIO, Farmingdale, N.Y., for a two-year term.
William C. Rhoten, Director of Safety and Health, United
Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting
Industry of the U.S. and Canada, AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C., for a one-year
term.
Employer Representatives
Stewart Burkhammer, Vice President and Manager of Safety
& Health Services, Bechtel Corp., Gaithersburg, Md., for a one-year term.
Stephen Cloutier, Corporate Safety/Loss Prevention Manager,
J.A. Jones Construction, Charlotte, N.C., for a one-year term.
Felipe Devora, Safety Director, Fretz Construction Co.,
Houston, Tex., for a two-year term.
Robert Masterson, Manager, Safety and Loss Control, The
Ryland Group, Columbia, Md., for a one-year term.
Owen Smith, President, Anazalone & Associates, Sylmar,
Calif., for a two-year term.
Public Representatives
Michael Buchet, Construction Division Manager, National
Safety Council, Itasca, Ill., for a one-year term.
Jane F. Williams, Safety & Health Consultant,
Scottsdale, Ariz., for a two-year term.
State Safety and Health Representatives
Danny Evans, Chief Administrative Officer, OSH Enforcement
Division of Industrial Relations, Nevada Department of Business and Industry,
Carson City, Nev., for a two-year term.
Harry Payne, Commissioner, North Carolina Department of
Labor, Raleigh, N.C., for a one-year term.
HHS Representative
Marie Haring-Sweeney, Ph.D., Construction Coordinator for
the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Cincinnati,
Ohio, for a one-year term.
Archived News Release--Caution:
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