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WASHINGTON – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled two meetings
of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health’s OSH
Professionals Pipeline Work Group. The meetings will be held on Sept. 20, 2016
and Oct. 18, 2016, in
Washington, D.C.
OSHA has asked the Pipeline
Work Group to develop recommendations for growing the next generation of occupational
safety and health professionals. These meetings will allow the work group to hear
from representatives of professional safety and health organizations and other
stakeholders about their initiatives, best practices and model programs to
promote careers in occupational safety and health.
The meetings are
open to the public and will begin at 1 p.m. ET on both dates in Room S-4215-C
at the U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC
20210. Those interested in attending the meetings in person or by
teleconference, submitting written comments, or making an oral statement should
contact Ms. Michelle Walker at 202-693-2235 or Walker.Michelle@dol.gov by the day
prior to each meeting.
NACOSH was
established by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to advise and
make recommendations to the secretaries of labor and health and human services
on occupational safety and health programs and policies and matters relating to
the administration of the OSH Act.
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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