2008 - 05/13/2008 - OSHA schedules meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health

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2008 - 05/13/2008 - OSHA schedules meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health

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May 13, 2008
Contact: Office of Communications
Phone: (202) 693-1999

OSHA schedules meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health

WASHINGTON -- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has scheduled a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) for May 15-16, 2008, in Washington, D.C. The ACCSH workgroups will meet on May 13-14, 2008. The ACCSH and workgroup meetings will be held in Rooms N-3437A-D at the U.S. Department of Labor, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20210.

The ACCSH meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, and from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Friday, May 16. Following is a schedule of times for all ACCSH workgroups:

Diversity - 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., May 13
Trenching - 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., May 13
Multilingual - 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., May 13
Rollover Protective Systems (ROPS) - 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., May 13
Focused Inspection Initiative - 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., May 14
Residential Fall Protection - 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., May 14
Silica - 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., May 14
OSHA Training Institute (OTI) - 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., May 14

The committee advises the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health in the formulation of standards affecting the construction industry and on policy matters arising in the administration of the safety and health provisions of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, and the OSH Act of 1970.

Written comments and requests to make oral presentations may be submitted no later than May 1 to Veneta Chatmon, OSHA Office of Communications, Room N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210; telephone 202-693-1999. Presentation requests should specify the amount of time desired, the capacity in which the person will appear, and a brief outline of the presentation. Requests to speak will be granted by the Committee Chairperson as time permits.

Notice of the ACCSH meeting appeared in the April 29 Federal Register.

Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthy workplace for their employees. OSHA's role is to promote the safety and health of America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual process improvement in workplace safety and health. For more information, visit www.osha.gov.

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