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2003 - 03/28/2003 - OSHA ANNOUNCES FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
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TRADE NEWS RELEASE
Friday, March 28, 2003
Contact: Frank Meilinger
Phone: (202)693-1999

OSHA ANNOUNCES FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING


WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is holding an open meeting of the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, April 10, 2003.

The council will meet from 1:30-4:30 p.m. in Room N3437 A/B/C of the Department of Labor Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20210.

The 16-person council advises OSHA on issues concerning the safety and health of federal employees. The council, composed of eight union officials representing federal employees and eight management representatives from various federal agencies, also helps establish and maintain effective safety initiatives and policies in every federal agency.

Agenda items include:
  • Update on federal recordkeeping proposed change.
  • 58th Annual Federal Safety and Health Awards Ceremony and Training.
  • Update on Federal Executive Institute Training Initiative.
  • Federal Worker 2000 initiative.
  • SHARE '04 initiative.
  • Webpage for FACOSH and FSHC.
Written comments may be submitted by April 2 to the Office of Federal Agency Programs, Room N-3112, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210. Twenty copies are needed. Those submissions received prior to the meeting will be included in the record of the meeting.

Anyone wishing to make an oral presentation to the committee on any of the agenda items should notify the Office of Federal Agency Programs by April 7. The request should specify the amount of time desired, the capacity in which the person will appear and a brief outline of the presentation. Individuals needing special accommodations should contact OSHA at the above address or by phone at (202) 693-2122.

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