NACOSH Emergency Response and Preparedness Subcommittee Meeting Set

The subcommittee will discuss elements of an emergency response and preparedness rule, including facility and equipment preparedness, vehicle preparedness and operation, pre-incident planning, and more at the Dec. 8 meeting.

OSHA has announced that its National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health's Emergency Response and Preparedness Subcommittee will meet on Dec. 8, 2015, in Washington, D.C.

The subcommittee will discuss elements of an emergency response and preparedness rule, including facility and equipment preparedness, vehicle preparedness and operation, pre-incident planning, emergency incident standard operating procedures, post-incident analysis, and program evaluation.

The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and is scheduled to end at 5 p.m. in C-5320, Room 6 at the DOL headquarters. It is open to the public, and anyone wanting to attend, submit comments, make an oral presentation, or needs special accommodations to attend, should contact Bill Hamilton at [email protected] or 202-693-2077 by Dec. 1.

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.

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