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News Release USDL: 96-341
Tuesday, August 20, 1996
Contact: Frank Kane (202) 219-8151

The National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) will meet Sept. 12-13 in Washington, D.C., in Room C-5220 of the Department of Labor Building, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.

The public meeting will begin at 9 a.m. each day and last until approximately 4 p.m. on the first day and 3 p.m. on the second day.

Agenda items will include:

• a brief overview of current activities in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH);

• presentation of the Hazcom Workgroup's final draft report to the full committee for action;

• a discussion of NIOSH plans for the implementation of the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA);

• a brief report on activities related to ergonomics and the formation of a NACOSH Ergonomics Workgroup; and

• a continuation of the committee's planning session to determine issues and topics for future committee action.

Written data, views or comments for consideration by the committee may be submitted, preferably with 20 copies, to Joanne Goodell, Directorate of Policy, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Room N-3641, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC, 20210, telephone (202) 219-8021, ext. 107.

Any such submissions received prior to the meeting will be provided to the committee and included in the record of the meeting.

Anyone wishing to make an oral presentation should notify Goodell before the meeting. The request should state the amount of time desired, the capacity in which the person will appear and a brief outline of the content of the presentation. Persons will be allowed to speak as time permits, at the discretion of the chair.

Individuals with disabilities who need special accommodations should contact Tom Hall, OSHA Division of Consumer Affairs, Room N-3647, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC, 20210, telephone (202) 219-8615 one week before the meeting.

An official record of the meeting will be available for public inspection in the OSHA Technical Data Center (TDC), located in Room N-2625 of the Department of Labor building, telephone (202) 219-7500.

NACOSH was established under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to advise the secretaries of labor and health and human services on occupational safety and health programs and policies. Members of the 12-person advisory committee are chosen on the basis of their knowledge and experience in occupational safety and health.

Notice of the NACOSH meeting was published in the Tuesday, Aug. 20, 1996, Federal Register. Additional information can be obtained from Goodell at the previously mentioned address and phone number.