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WASHINGTON – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration invites interested
parties to attend a day-long roundtable discussion on the agency’s draft
updated Safety and
Health Program Management Guidelines. The meeting is set for
Thursday, March 10, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the U.S. Department of
Labor’s Frances Perkins Building in Washington, D.C.
Those wishing to
attend must
register here by March 3. Attendees can choose from several levels of
participation in the discussion, which will cover the guidelines in general
plus key issues that were raised in public comments. The comment
period closes Feb. 22, 2016.
First published in
1989 to help employers establish their own safety and health programs, the
guidelines are being updated to reflect changes in the workplace and modern
safety practices. They should be particularly helpful to small- and medium-sized
businesses, and also provide approaches that multiple employers at the same
worksite can use to coordinate their efforts to protect all workers.
Under the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for
providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA’s role
is to ensure these conditions for America’s working men and women by
setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education and
assistance. For more information, visit www.osha.gov.
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