OSHA construction advisory committee to meet in March

Washington — OSHA’s Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health is scheduled to meet March 1.

According to a notice published in the Feb. 10 Federal Register, the meeting is set for 9 a.m. Eastern and will take place at Department of Labor headquarters. It’ll be conducted in-person and virtually. The tentative agenda includes:

• An agency update and remarks from OSHA administrator Doug Parker
• An industry update from the Directorate of Construction
• A presentation from the American Society of Concrete Contractors on hard hats and helmets
• An update on the National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction 
• ACCSH workgroup reports
• A public comment period

Comments and requests to speak are due Feb. 23.

Before the meeting, three ACCSH workgroups will meet Feb. 28 – in-person and virtually. The meetings are slated for 9 a.m. (emerging and current issues), noon (infrastructure) and 2:15 p.m. Eastern (education, training and outreach).

ACCSH advises DOL and OSHA on upcoming standards affecting the construction industry and “the administration of safety and health provisions” in the Construction Safety Act.