[Federal Register: September 7, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 172)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

 
Draft Document ``Building Safer Highway Work Zones: Measures To 
Prevent Worker Injuries From Vehicles and Equipment.''

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Department of 
Health and Human Services (DHHS).

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: NIOSH is seeking public comments on the draft document, 
``Building Safer Highway Work Zones: Measures to Prevent Worker 
Injuries From Vehicles and Equipment.'' The draft document synthesizes 
current work zone safety research and practice with information 
obtained at a workshop sponsored by NIOSH December 2-4, 1998, and 
attended by 50 representatives from labor, industry, government, and 
academia. The four broad workshop discussion topics were: Safety of 
workers on foot around traffic vehicles, safe operation of vehicles and 
equipment within the work zone, internal work zone traffic control, and 
special issues associated with night operations. Individuals will 
provide NIOSH with comments regarding the technical and scientific 
aspects of the document. Persons wishing to obtain a copy of the draft 
document should respond to the contact person listed below.

DATES: Comments concerning this document should be submitted by 
November 8, 1999. Persons wishing to obtain a copy of the draft 
document should contact Diane Miller, Docket Office Manager, Education 
and Information Division, NIOSH, CDC, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Mailstop 
C-34, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45226, telephone 513/533-8450, e-mail address: 
dmm2@cdc.gov. Comments may be submitted in writing to the NIOSH Docket 
Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Pratt, Division of Safety 
Research, NIOSH, CDC, 1095 Willowdale Road, Mailstop P-180, Morgantown, 
West Virginia, 26505, telephone 304/285-5992, e-mail address: 
sgp2@cdc.gov.
Linda Rosenstock, M.D.,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 99-23217 Filed 9-3-99; 8:45 am]
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