Document ID: OSHA-2022-0006-0001
Agency: osha
Document Type: Notice
Title: Stakeholder Meeting on OSHA Initiatives To Protect Workers From Heat-Related Hazards
Posted Date: 2022-04-06T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19977-19978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07251]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2022-0006]

Stakeholder Meeting on OSHA Initiatives To Protect Workers From 
Heat-Related Hazards

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice of stakeholder meeting.

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SUMMARY: OSHA invites interested parties to participate in a 
stakeholder meeting on the agency's initiatives to protect workers from 
heat-related hazards. OSHA will provide an overview of its ongoing 
activities to protect workers from heat-related hazards, as well as an 
introduction to the agency's rulemaking process and ways for the public 
to participate in that process. Additionally, participants are invited 
to provide public comments and ask questions related to OSHA's ongoing 
efforts to prevent heat injury and illness in outdoor and indoor work 
settings.

DATES: The stakeholder meeting will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 
p.m. ET on May 3, 2022.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place virtually using Zoom.
    Registration: If you would like to attend, provide public comment, 
or ask questions, please register online at https://projects.erg.com/conferences/osha/osha-heat.html. If you are interested in providing 
public comments, you must indicate that while registering. In order to 
accommodate many speakers, public comments will be limited to no more 
than three minutes during this meeting. The duration of speaking time 
is subject to change, and the time allotted for each speaker will be 
finalized upon the close of registration. Although OSHA welcomes all 
comments and seeks to accommodate many speakers at the meeting, it may 
not be possible to accommodate all stakeholder requests to speak at the 
meeting. The order of speakers will be determined based on affiliation 
and will be confirmed with speakers prior to the event.

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    Those who cannot attend the meeting and those who are unable or 
choose not to make verbal comments during the meeting are invited to 
submit their comments in writing to OSHA via the instructions below.
    Public Comments: Those who cannot attend the meeting and those who 
are unable or choose not to make verbal comments during the meeting are 
invited to submit their comments in writing. You may submit comments 
and additional materials electronically until August 1, 2022.
    Comments may be submitted as follows:
    Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments, identified 
by Docket No. OSHA-2022-0006, electronically at www.regulations.gov, 
which is the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments. All written submissions must 
include the agency's name and the docket number for this public meeting 
(Docket No. OSHA-2022-0006).
    Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the 
docket go to https://www.regulations.gov, identified by Docket No. 
OSHA-2022-0006. Documents in the docket are listed in the https://www.regulations.gov index; however, some information (e.g., copyrighted 
material) is not publicly available to read or download through this 
website. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available 
for inspection through the OSHA Docket Office. Contact the OSHA Docket 
Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627) for assistance in 
locating docket submissions.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency's name and 
the docket number for this meeting (Docket No. OSHA-2022-0006). All 
comments, including any personal information you provide, are placed in 
the public docket without change and may be made available online at 
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about 
submitting information they do not want made available to the public or 
submitting materials that contain personal information (either about 
themselves or others), such as Social Security Numbers and birthdates.
    Requests for special accommodations: Please submit requests for 
special accommodations for this stakeholder meeting during 
registration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Press Inquiries: Contact Frank Meilinger, Director, Office of 
Communications, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone (202) 693-1999; 
email [email protected].
    General and technical information: Contact Lisa Long, Acting Deputy 
Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, U.S. Department of 
Labor; telephone (202) 693-1950.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Workers in both outdoor and indoor work settings without adequate 
climate-controlled environments are at risk of hazardous heat exposure. 
Workers of color are disproportionately exposed to hazardous levels of 
heat in essential jobs across these work settings. Climate change is 
increasing the frequency and intensity of hazardous heat events, which 
puts more workers at risk of hazardous heat exposure, including in 
areas of the U.S. not historically impacted by hazardous heat. OSHA has 
several ongoing initiatives to reduce occupational heat illnesses, 
injuries, and fatalities. During this stakeholder meeting, OSHA will 
present an overview of its ongoing activities to protect workers from 
heat-related hazards, as well as an introduction to the agency's 
rulemaking process and ways for the public to participate in that 
process. The agency will also provide an overview of the following 
topics: (1) The agency's Heat Illness Prevention Campaign, (2) 
compliance assistance activities, and (3) enforcement efforts. At the 
end of each OSHA information session, stakeholders will have an 
opportunity to ask questions about the presentations.
    Additionally, this meeting will include periods for public comment 
and testimony during which OSHA is interested in receiving feedback 
from stakeholders on how OSHA can more effectively serve the public 
through its heat injury and illness prevention activities. OSHA is 
requesting comment from interested parties, including from state and 
local governments, tribal governments, non-governmental organizations, 
labor unions, academia, business and industry, tribal/indigenous 
organizations, and community-based organization stakeholders, as well 
as individuals, including affected workers, regarding these topics. 
Case studies, real world examples, and any data to support the comments 
are encouraged.

II. Meeting Format

    The meeting will feature brief presentations from OSHA on the 
topics outlined in this notice, followed by opportunities for 
stakeholders to ask questions about the presentations. There will also 
be public comment and testimony periods during which OSHA is interested 
in receiving feedback from stakeholders. Participants should focus on 
providing comment on the topics provided in this notice. OSHA plans to 
use this meeting to establish an open dialogue with stakeholders, and 
information presented to the agency may be used to inform future 
activities on preventing heat illness and injury in indoor and outdoor 
workplaces. Written comments may also be provided to OSHA at the 
conclusion of the meeting, or as a follow-up to the meeting. Those who 
cannot attend the meeting and those who are unable or choose not to 
make verbal comments during the meeting are also invited to submit 
their comments in writing. The meeting will take place virtually using 
Zoom and will be available for concurrent viewing by the public on the 
DOL YouTube channel. The meeting will be broadcast in English and 
Spanish and may be archived for future viewing. More information on 
registration is provided above.

Authority and Signature

    Douglas L. Parker, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 
Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20210, authorized the preparation of this document 
pursuant to the following authorities: 29 U.S.C. 653, 655, and 657, 
Secretary's Order 8-2020 (85 FR 58393; Sept. 18, 2020), and 29 CFR part 
1911.

Douglas L. Parker,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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