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News Release
Thursday, September 3, 1998
Contact: Jeff Ezell (202) 219-8151

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is holding an open meeting of the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) on Sept. 24 in Washington.

The 16-person council advises OSHA on issues concerning the safety and health of federal employees. The council, composed of eight union officials representing federal employees and eight management representatives from various federal agencies, also helps establish and maintain effective safety initiatives and policies in every federal agency.

The agenda will include:

• Occupational safety and health programs, partnerships and evaluations.

• Department of Energy's zero tolerance for serious accidents that result in life-threatening injuries or major environmental contamination.

• 53rd annual Federal Safety and Health Conference in Los Angeles.

• Status of annual reports for fiscal year 1997.

• New business.

Written data, views or comments for consideration by the council may be submitted to John E. Plummer, U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA, Office of Federal Agency Programs, Room N-3112, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210; phone (202) 219-9329. Twenty copies are needed. Those submissions received prior to Sept. 16 will be included in the record of the meetings. Individuals with disabilities wishing to attend should contact him to obtain appropriate accommodations.

Anyone wishing to make an oral presentation to the committee on any of the agenda items also should notify OSHA at the above address by Sept. 18. The request should specify the amount of time desired, the capacity in which the person will appear and a brief outline of the presentation. FACOSH may grant requests to speak, as time permits, at the discretion of the chairperson.

The council will meet from 2 p.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m. in Room S-4215 A & B, Frances Perkins Department of Labor Building, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W.

Notice of this meeting appeared in the Federal Register on Sept. 3, 1998.

Information on this news release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-219-8151.