[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 39551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19331]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. H-372]
RIN: 1218-AB58


Standards Advisory Committee on Metalworking Fluids

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. 
Department of Labor.

ACTION: Notice of establishment and appointment of members to the 
Metalworking Fluids Standards Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Labor has established a committee to advise 
the Assistant Secretary for the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration (OSHA) on the appropriate action(s) to take to protect 
workers from the hazards associated with occupational exposure to 
metalworking fluids. This standards advisory committee will provide 
collective expertise not otherwise available to the Secretary to 
address the complex and sensitive issues involved. Those chosen to 
serve on this committee have been drawn from industry, labor, 
professional organizations, academia and government agencies. The 
committee members represent those interested in, or significantly 
affected by, any action the Agency may take as a result of this 
inquiry.

ADDRESSES: Any written comments in response to this notice should be 
sent to the following address: U.S. Department of labor, OSHA, 
Directorate of Health Standards Programs, Metalworking Fluids Advisory 
Committee, Room N-3718, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 
20210. Phone: (202) 219-7111.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Peter Infante, Directorate of 
Health Standards Programs, Office of Standards Review, OSHA, (202) 219-
7111.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In December 1993, the International Union, 
United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of 
America (UAW) petitioned OSHA to take emergency regulatory action to 
protect workers from the risks of occupational cancers and respiratory 
illnesses associated with exposure to metalworking fluids. Occupational 
exposure to metalworking fluids was identified by the Agency and its 
stakeholders as an issue worthy of Agency action during OSHA's Priority 
Planning Process in 1994. Subsequently, the National Advisory Committee 
on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) recommended that OSHA form a 
Standards Advisory Committee (SAC) to address the health risks caused 
by occupational exposure to metalworking fluids. The Assistant 
Secretary accepted the recommendation of NACOSH. On August 29, 1996 
OSHA published a Federal Register notice of intent to form a Standards 
Advisory Committee for Metalworking Fluids and asked the public for 
recommendations of individuals with suitable experience or expertise to 
serve on this advisory committee (61 FR 45459).
    Section 7(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act requires 
that advisory committees have a balanced membership, including 
individuals appointed to represent the interests of affected employers 
and employees, as well as Federal and State safety and health 
organizations and professional organizations.

Committee Membership

    Appointees to the committee include representatives from labor, 
industry, academia and government agencies. The appointees represent 
groups interested in, or affected by, the outcome of this proceeding. 
The following is a list of Committee members and their affiliations.

Employee Representatives

David Day--International Association of Machinists and Aerospace 
Workers
James Frederick--United Steelworkers of America
Arthur McGee--Local Union 599 of the United Automobile, Aerospace and 
Agricultural Implement Workers of America
Frank Mirer--The United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural 
Implement Workers of America
David Wegman--University of Massachusetts Lowell, Department of Work 
Environment

Industry Representative

David Burch--Precision Machined Products Association
John Cox--National Tooling & Machining Association
John Howell--Castrol Industrial North America, Inc.
Henry Lick--Ford Motor Company
Frank White--Organization Resources Counselors, Inc.

Federal and State Representatives

Henry Anderson--Wisconsin Bureau of Public Health
Dennis O'Brien--National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Academic/Professional Representatives

Maura Sheehan (Chairperson)--West Chester University, Department of 
Health
Lee Newman--National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory 
Medicine
Daniel Teitelbaum--Medical Toxicology & Occupational Medicine 
Corporation

Alternative Representatives

    These persons will serve on the Committee should one of the members 
listed above be unable to complete his or her term.
    For Employees:

William Shortell--Connecticut Council on Occupational Safety and Health

    For Industry:

Kenneth Kushner--The Timken Company

Public Participation

    Interested persons are invited to attend and participate in the 
Committee's meetings. These meetings will be announced by notice in the 
Federal Register.

    Authority: This document was prepared under the direction of 
Greg Watchman, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational 
Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20210, pursuant to Sections 6(b)(1) and 
(7)(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5.U.S.C.App.2, and 29 CFR 1911.11.

    Signed at Washington, D.C., this 17th day of July, 1997.
Greg Watchman,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. 97-19331 Filed 7-22-97; 8:45 am]
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