Dear Compliancenetters --
Two items from the U.S. Small Business Administration follow. One has to do with OSHA's locakout/tagout standard and the other has to do with OSHA's proposed safety and health standard.
The IPC would like to submit comments in support of revising the lockout/tagout standard. If you have any comments on why the standard should be changes and examples, please forward them to me via e-mail or fax. Also, the SBA is accepting nominations for small business representatives to review OSHA's proposed safety and health standard. If you would like to participate, IPC would be happy to nominate you on behalf of the industry. Of course, the more "small business" you are, the better your chances.
I can be reached at [log in to unmask] or by fax at (202) 638-0145.
Thanks for your assistance.
Holly Lynch, Director of EHS Programs, IPC
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From: Drummond, Anita K.[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 1997 4:54 PM
To: 'Adele Abrams Patton Boggs'; 'Anna M. Somers NFIB'; 'Bethany Culpepper PIA'; 'Claudia Harris NAPHCC'; 'Colette Mlynarek API'; 'Colleen Kelly NPRA'; 'Dan Marx - SGIAI'; 'Dana Barbieri NFIB'; 'David Germroth HHGFAA'; 'David Saunders NOPA'; 'Ellen Larson ACCA'; 'Elwyn Darden NAM'; 'George Eliades VMA'; 'Government Relations ASA'; 'Holly Lynch IPC'; 'Jeff Longsworth Collier Shannon'; 'Jim Egenrieder ARA'; 'John Carney MEMA'; 'Jonathan Glazier - NRECA'; 'JP Moery SCRA'; 'Judy Pulice ADA'; 'Judy Rensberger - ADA'; 'July Bynum AGD'; 'Kathi Bakin ASID'; 'Larry Halprin Keller & Heckman'; 'Marc Freedman - PDCA'; 'Marylou Primus ISRI'; 'Peter Eide -Chamber'; 'Regina Solomon NAHB'; 'Sarah Rice - FPA'; 'Scott Russo CMI'; 'Shannon Hendrickson ABC'; 'Stephanie Siegel Collier Shannon'; 'Steven Risotto HSIA'; 'Timothy Dempsey IEC'; 'Tom O'Connor - NGFA'; 'Valerie Hertges NECA'; 'Wendy Lechner PIA'
Subject: OSHA Action Items
Anita is expected to be at the Senate Small Business Committee through
August 4. In her absence, I will be assisting with OSHA issues. Listed
below are three action items. Please call me at (202) 205-6955 or
e-mail me at [log in to unmask] with your responses.
OSHA is currently conducting section 610 reviews for two standards:
Ethylene Oxide and Lockout/Tagout (general industry). Section 610 of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act requires agencies to review existing
regulations to achieve statutory goals with as little economic impact as
possible to small employers. The purpose of the review is to determine
whether the standards should be continued without change, rescinded, or
amended to make it more effective or less burdensome. The section 610
reviews will only be useful if industry makes comments. (For background
information see the May 29, 1997 Federal Register.) If you are planning
on commenting or if you have concerns with either of these rules please
call me by July 17. SBA will submit comments if we hear from industry.
Comments are due to OSHA by August 1, 1997.
The Office of Advocacy is still accepting nominations for small business
participants for OSHA's Safety and Health Program Standard regional
meetings. Advocacy is looking for representatives for Columbus, OH on
July 24 and Portland, OR on July 30. Advocacy is trying to obtain a
cross-section of small businesses to participate. If you have
recommendations you can forward them to Anita's e-mail at
[log in to unmask] or to my address at [log in to unmask]
Submissions will be most useful if they include: name, company, address,
telephone and fax number, type and size of business and meeting city of
choice.
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