OSHA Trade Release
August 19, 2022
Contact: Office of Communications
Phone: 202-693-1999
National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health will meet on Sept. 13
Heat Work Group will meet Sept. 12
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold an online meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health on Sept. 13, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT.
The committee meeting is open to the public and will include updates from OSHA's Directorate of Standards and Guidance and the National Institute on Occupational Safety and Health; discussion of Safety and Health Management Systems and establishing safety as a core value; special emphasis groups; OSHA's Whistleblower Protection Program; and a report from the NACOSH Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Work Group. Visit the NACOSH webpage to join the meeting online.
Submit comments and requests to speak to the Federal eRulemaking Portal, Docket Number OSHA-2022-0002-0026, by Sept. 6. Be sure to include the docket number on all submissions. Read the Federal Register notice for submission details.
The Heat Work Group will meet on Sept. 12, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. EDT. Members of the public may attend the work group meeting, but participation will be in a listen-only mode. OSHA is not accepting comments or requests to speak at this meeting. Visit the NACOSH webpage to join the meeting online.
NACOSH advises, consults, and makes recommendations to the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on matters relating to the administration of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. NACOSH is a continuing advisory committee of indefinite duration.
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