Advisory committee news: ACCSH will meet Dec. 3-4 and member nominations sought; NACOSH meeting on Dec. 10 and new members announced

OSHA will hold a meeting of its Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health Dec. 3-4 in

Washington, D.C. Workgroups will meet Dec. 3 and the full committee will meet Dec. 4. ACCSH, established under the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, advises the secretary of labor and assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health on construction standards and policy matters. The meetings are open to the public. Also, OSHA is accepting nominations for eight new members to serve on the 15-member committee. For information on the agenda, how to submit comments and requests to speak before the committee, and how to nominate members to ACCSH, read the news release.

OSHA will hold a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health, Dec. 10, 2014, in Washington, D.C. NACOSH advises and makes recommendations related to the Occupational Safety and Health Act including regulatory, research, compliance assistance and enforcement issues. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez recently appointed or reappointed eight individuals to serve new terms on the committee, which has a total of 12 members representing workers, employers, safety and health professionals, states and the public. The committee's charter has also been renewed. For information on the meeting, including how to submit comments and requests to speak, view the news release.

Source: OSHA.gov