OSHA Schedules Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health May 23-24 in Washington, D.C.

ACCSH, established under the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, advises the secretary of labor and assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health on construction standards and policy matters.

The full committee agenda includes remarks from Dr. David Michaels, assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health and updates from the directorate of construction. In addition, the committee will consider six items from the proposed Standards Improvement Project IV and discuss occupational exposure to beryllium, the Federal Agency Procurement Construction, Health and Safety Checklist, and the two-hour introduction to the OSHA 10- and 30-hour training courses.

The meeting will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET, May 23 and 24 in Room C-5521, U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D. C. Some committee members will participate by teleconference. The meeting is open to the public.

Comments and requests to speak may be submitted electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, the Federal eRulemaking portal. Comments may also be submitted via mail or facsimile. See the Federal Register notice for details. Comments and requests to speak must be submitted by May 16.