Advisory Committees

Washington – OSHA is requesting nominations for membership on its Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health.

Washington – Nominations for OSHA’s Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee are being accepted until May 18 to fill six membership positions that will become vacant later this year.

Washington – The Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health has scheduled a public meeting on March 31 and April 1 to discuss a proposed revision to OSHA’s crane operator qualification requirement.

OSHA’s Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health is scheduled to meet Feb. 24-25 in Washington.

A deadly incident at a DuPont chemical plant in Texas in November is the latest example of “a lack of safe design requirements and risk reduction targets,” Chemical Safety Board Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso said at a Senate hearing on Dec. 11.

Washington – The National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health is scheduled to receive updates from both OSHA and NIOSH at its next meeting, set for Dec. 10 in Washington.

Washington – OSHA’s Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health is scheduled to meet Dec. 4 to make recommendations on several proposed agency rule changes.

Washington – Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez has renewed the charter for the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health, according to a notice published in the Oct. 22 Federal Register.

Washington – Two new members joined OSHA’s Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee, and 13 current members have been reappointed, Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez announced Oct. 20.

Washington – The Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health will discuss whistleblower protection and OSHA recordkeeping rule changes during its next meeting, scheduled for Nov. 6 in Washington.