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  • The next meeting of MACOSH will be held on July 24-25, 2012 in Seattle, WA. The Committee and workgroups will meet at the OSHA Seattle Regional Office, 300 Fifth Ave., Suite 1280, Seattle, WA 98104. The workgroups, which include Longshoring and Shipyard, will meet from 9 a.m. until approximately 5 p.m. on July 24, 2012 in Rooms 815 and 820. The full Committee will meet from 9 a.m. until about 5 p.m. on July 25, 2012 in Rooms 815 and 820. The tentative agenda will include discussions on: safe entry and cleaning of vessel sewage tanks; injury and illness prevention programs; confined space and ventilation; hot work on hollow structures; person in the water; and log handling operations. The meeting agenda is subject to change without prior notice. The tentative agenda will include discussions on: safe entry and cleaning of vessel sewage tanks; injury and illness prevention programs; confined space and ventilation; hot work on hollow structures; person in the water; and log handling operations. The meeting agenda is subject to change without prior notice.

Additional Information: For general information about MACOSH and the meetings, contact: Amy Wangdahl, Director, Office of Maritime and Agriculture, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3609, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; phone: (202) 693-2067.