[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 57458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28170]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration


NACOSH HazCom Workgroup Meeting

    Notice is hereby given that a workgroup of the National Advisory 
Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH), established under 
section 7(a) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 
U.S.C. 656) to advise the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services on matters relating to the administration of 
the Act, will meet on December 11 and 12, 1995, in N3437 A-D of the 
Department of Labor Building located at 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC. The meeting, which is open to the public, will run from 
1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on December 11 and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on December 
12.
    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has asked 
NACOSH to form a workgroup to identify ways to improve chemical hazard 
communication and the right to know in the workplace. OSHA has asked 
the Committee to provide OSHA with recommendations in approximately six 
months to simplify material safety data sheets, reduce the amount of 
required paperwork, improve the effectiveness of worker training, and 
revise enforcement policies so that they focus on the most serious 
hazards.
    Beginning at 1:00 p.m. on December 11 and continuing through 
December 12, members of the public who are impacted by OSHA's hazard 
communication standard are invited to address the workgroup. 
Presentations will be limited to 10 minutes with time allowed for 
questions from the workgroup members. Additional information and/or 
documentation may be submitted and will be entered into the record. A 
verbatim transcript will be made of the proceedings which will be 
available to the public in the OSHA Technical Data Center (TDC) located 
in Room N2625 of the Department of Labor Building (202-219-7500).
    Those who wish to make presentations should notify, no later than 
December 1, Joanne Goodell, Directorate of Policy, OSHA, Room N-3641, 
200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC, 20210, telephone (202) 
219-8021, ext. 107, or FAX (202) 219-4383. Presenters must provide 
their name, the capacity in which they will appear, a brief outline of 
the content of the presentation, mail address, telephone and FAX 
numbers. Presenters' specific requests to appear on either the December 
11 afternoon session or the December 12 session will be honored to the 
extent the schedule allows. If there is sufficient time, others who 
have not notified OSHA will be permitted to make presentations after 
all those on the schedule have been heard. In the event that the number 
of requests to make presentations exceeds the available time, those 
with the earliest documented requests will be honored.
    Written data, views or comments for consideration by the workgroup 
may be submitted, preferably with 20 copies, to Joanne Goodell at the 
address provided above. 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. Individuals with disabilities 
who need special accommodations should contact Tom Hall (202-219-8615) 
by December 7.

Additional Meeting Schedule

    On January 10-11, 1996, in Room N3437 A-D, the HazCom Workgroup 
will meet from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on January 10 and from 8:00 a.m. 
to 4:00 p.m. on January 11. Presentations by specialists will be made 
on the following subjects: label comprehension, electronic access 
systems, training programs, and the American National Standards 
Institute (ANSI) experience in developing a standard for Hazardous 
Industrial Chemicals--Material Safety Data Sheets.
    On February 7-9, the HazCom Workgroup will meet in Room N3437 A-D 
to review all issues and finalize the concept for the report. The 
meeting will run from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. the second day.
    On March 20, the HazCom Workgroup will meet from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 
p.m. in Room N3437 A-D to review the total report, make any necessary 
changes and obtain concurrences.
    It is anticipated that the final product of this workgroup will be 
submitted to the full National Advisory Committee on Occupational 
Safety and Health in mid to late April.
    For additional information contact: Joanne Goodell, Directorate of 
Policy, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Room N-3641, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20210, telephone (202) 219-
8021.

    Signed at Washington, DC this 8th day of November, 1995.
Joseph A. Dear,
Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 95-28170 Filed 11-14-95; 8:45 am]
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