[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8460-8461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4634]


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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 (ACCSH), 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 March 13-14, 1997 at the Frances Perkins 
Building, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 
S-4215A-C, Washington, DC.
    In addition, on March 11, 1997, the Safety and Health Program 
Standard Work Group will meet in Room C-5521 #4. On March 11-12, 1997, 
the Scaffolds/Appendix B Work Group will meet in Room S-5215C. On March 
12, the Residential Construction Project Work Group will meet in Room 
N-3437A-B, the Health and Safety of Women in Construction Work Group 
will meet in Room C-5515B, and the Data Collection Work Group will meet 
in Room C-5515C from 2:00-4:30 p.m. The meetings of the work groups and 
of the full Committee are open to the public and, except as noted 
above, will begin at 9 a.m. on each day. The meeting will conclude at 
approximately 4:30 p.m. on March 13 and at approximately 12:00 p.m. on 
March 14.
    On March 13, the Agency will update the Committee regarding the 
activities of the Directorate of Construction, OSHA rulemaking 
activity, and the application of OSHA's Butadiene standard to 
construction employment. In addition, there will be a presentation 
regarding the standards for cranes used in construction (part 1926, 
subpart N). Also, NIOSH will describe its recent construction-related 
activities.
    After a lunch break, OSHA will brief the Committee regarding 
Ergonomics, the Agency's budget, and OSHA's FY 1997 initiatives. There 
will also be presentations regarding the interpretation of OSHA 
enforcement data and the use of OSHA settlement agreements to improve 
employee protection.
    On March 14, there will be a presentation regarding efforts to 
certify that employees have received required training. In addition, 
the work groups on Safety and Health Programs, Residential 
Construction, Scaffolds,

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Health and Safety of Women in Construction, and Data Collection will 
report back to the full Advisory Committee. 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 Office of Public 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 an oral presentation should notify the 
Office of Public 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 Theresa Berry, at the address 
indicated below, if special accommodations are needed.
    For additional information contact: Theresa Berry, Office of Public 
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, D.C. this 20th day of February, 1997.
Gregory R. Watchman,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 97-4634 Filed 2-24-97; 8:45 am]
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