The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will be holding a meeting based on the effects of the federal economic stimulus package on the construction industry. The agency’s Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) will meet on April 14-17, 2009 in Washington, D.C.
The main topic expected to be discussed in the meeting is the impact of the stimulus package on different aspects of construction safety. These aspects include equipment operations, road and bridge construction, green construction, and highway work zone.
The agency’s ACCSH workgroups will meet at the U.S. Department of Labor, Frances Perkins Building, Rooms N-3437 A-C, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.
Here are topics to be discussed on the two days of workgroup meetings:
- Women in Construction – 8:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., April 14
- Rollover Protective Structures – 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., April 14
- Power Fastening Tools (Nail Guns) – 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., April 14
- Silica – 2:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., April 14
- Residential Fall Protection – 3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., April 14
- Regulatory Compliance (Focused Inspections) – 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., April 15
- Education and Training – 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., April 15
- Trenching – 12:45 p.m. to 2:15 p.m., April 15
- Multilingual (explores safety issues created by language differences) – 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., April 15
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