DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health; Full Committee Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health, established under section 107(e)(1) of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 333) and section 7(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 656), will meet on June 12-13, 1996 at the Frances Perkins Building, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S4215A-C, Washington, DC. The meetings of the full Committee are open to the public and will begin at 9 a.m. on June 12 and at 8:30 a.m. on June 13. The meeting will conclude at approximately 5 p.m. on June 12 and at approximately 12 p.m. on June 13.

On June 12, OSHA will brief the ACCSH regarding the status of standards-related activities for construction. In particular, the Agency will report on the draft final rule for scaffolds (subpart L); the deliberations of the Steel Erection Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee; and the status of rulemaking efforts regarding fall protection (subpart M). Also, the work group on Safety and Health Programs will report to the full Advisory Committee and the full Committee will discuss the report.

After a lunch break, the work groups on Safety and Health Programs, Confined Spaces, and Health and Safety for Women in Construction will meet from approximately 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

On June 13, the work groups on Confined Spaces and Health and Safety for Women in Construction will report back to the full Advisory Committee and the full Committee will discuss the reports from the work groups.

Written data, views or comments may be submitted, preferably with 20 copies, to the Division of Consumer Affairs, at the address provided below. Any such submissions received prior to the meeting will be provided to the members of the Committee and will be included in the record of the meeting.

Anyone who wishes to make on oral presentation should notify the Division of Consumer Affairs 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 Advisory Committee may be allowed to speak, as time permits, at the discretion of the Chairman of the Advisory Committee. Individuals with disabilities who wish to attend the meeting should contact Tom Hall, at the address indicated below, if special accommodations are needed.

For additional information contact: Tom Hall, Division of Consumer Affairs, Room N-3647, Telephone 202-219-8615, at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. An official record of the meeting will be available for public inspection at the OSHA Docket Office, Room N-2625, Telephone 202-219-7894.

Signed at Washington, DC this 15th day of May, 1996.

Joseph A. Dear,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.

[FR Doc. 96-12750 Filed 5-20-96; 8:45 am]