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Scalia renews NACOSH charter

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Washington — Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia has renewed the two-year charter for the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health, OSHA announced in a notice published in the Oct. 2 Federal Register.

NACOSH advises, consults with and makes recommendations to the secretaries of labor and health and human services on matters relating to occupational safety and health. The committee met Dec. 12 for the first time in three years; six of its 12 members’ terms expired July 31.

A request for nominees appeared in the Feb. 26 Federal Register, with a deadline of April 27. All members are appointed by the secretary of labor.

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