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OSHA schedules meeting of National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health

Words: Jesse AhernThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health, June 17-18, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The Temporary Workers Work Group will meet June 17 and the full committee will meet June 18.

The tentative agenda for the committee meeting includes: an update from Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels on OSHA initiatives such as the severe injury reporting rule; remarks from Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. John Howard; NACOSH Emergency Response Subcommittee; and a report from the NACOSH Temporary Workers Work Group on developing best practice language including protecting temporary workers in injury and illness protection programs.

The Temporary Workers Work Group will continue discussions of workplace safety and health issues related to temporary workers including workplace protections and joint responsibility of host employers and staffing agencies for temporary workers at the June 17 work group meeting. The work group will develop and present recommendations for the full committee’s consideration.

NACOSH will meet from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., June 18 in Room N-4437 A-C at the U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20210. Some committee members may attend by teleconference. The work group will meet from 1 — 4 p.m., June 17 in the same room. Both meetings are open to the public. Comments and requests to speak at the NACOSH meeting may be submitted electronically at www.regulations.gov, the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal, by mail or facsimile. See the Federal Register notice for details. The deadline for submitting comments and requests to speak is June 9, 2015.

NACOSH advises, consults with and makes recommendations to the secretaries of labor and health and human services on matters relating to the Occupational Safety and Health Act including regulatory, research, compliance assistance and enforcement issues.
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