OSHA Schedules Meeting of the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled a meeting of the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health on Sept. 8, 2016, in Washington, D.C.

The agenda includes updates on:

Federal agencies’ efforts on improving workplace safety and health and return-to-work outcomes for federal workers who suffer on-the-job injuries/illnesses;
FACOSH subcommittee’s review of the status of Federal Field Safety and Health Councils;
U.S. Department of Labor’s 2015 data collection of federal agency injuries and illnesses;
Agency activities to protect workers from the Zika virus;
U.S. Department of Defense’s implementation of a Safety and Health Management System;
Status of OSHA’s Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines; and
Developing training guidelines for senior federal agency management on occupational safety and health issues.
The committee will meet from 1 – 4 p.m. in Room N-3437, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20210. The meeting is open to the public.

Comments and requests to speak may be sent electronically to www.regulations.gov, the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Additionally, submissions may be mailed or faxed; see the Federal Register notice for details. Submissions of comments and requests to speak, and requests for special accommodation are due Sept. 1, 2016.