OSHA has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the Advisory Committee for Construction Occupational Safety and Health (ACCSH) meeting to be held on May 15 and 16, 2008 in Washington DC at the Department of Labor.

Agenda items will include:

• Porta Count Respirator Fit Test Protocol;
• Clarification of Remedy for Violation of Requirements To Provide Personal Protective Equipment and Train Employees;
• Construction Standards Update - OSHA, Directorate of Construction (DOC);
• Mast Climbing Scaffold Investigations, Lessons Learned - OSHA, Office of Engineering Services, DOC;
• Cooperative Programs Update - OSHA Challenge, Voluntary Protection Program, and recent construction partnerships - OSHA, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs;
• Consultation data discussion - OSHA, Directorate of Evaluation and Analysis; and
• Construction Update - NIOSH, Construction Coordinator.

Workgroup Meetings will be held prior to the meeting, the schedule of these meetings are tentatively set for:

• Diversity - 9 to 11:30 a.m., May 13, 2008;
• Trenching - 9 to 11:30 a.m., May 13, 2008;
• Multilingual - 1 to 3:30 p.m., May 13, 2008;
• ROPS (Rollover Protective Systems) - 1 to 3:30 p.m., May 13, 2008;
• Focused Inspection Initiative - 9 to 11:30 a.m., May 14, 2008;
• Residential Fall Protection - 9 to 11:30 a.m., May 14, 2008;
• Silica - 9 to 11:30 a.m., May 14, 2008;
• OTI (OSHA Training Institute) - 1 to 3:30 p.m., May 14, 2008.

If you are interested in attending any of the workgroup meetings or the ACCSH meeting, please contact the OSHA Docket Office at Room N-2625, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2350 (TTY number (877) 889-5627) or contact Michele Myers at myersm@agc.org or (703) 837-5410.

Additional Information

• Federal Register Announcement
• ACCSH Meeting Agenda

If you are unable to attend but would like to comment on any of these issues, please contact Michele Myers at myersm@agc.org or (703) 837-5410.