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OSHA Seeks Input From Stakeholders on Ionizing Radiation

(April 2, 2007)--The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) invites the public to participate in its final two informal stakeholder meetings on Occupational Exposure to Ionizing Radiation in a Federal Register Notice published March 30, 2007. These planned meetings continue OSHA's information collection efforts and will add to the information obtained under the Request for Information published on May 5, 2005.

"These meetings are an exceptional opportunity for us to hear from stakeholders and exchange data, share ideas and varying points of view on how to work
safely with sources of ionizing radiation," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA, Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.

The next stakeholder meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on April 19, 2007, at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel, 5440 North River Road, Rosemont, Ill., 60018. This meeting will cover accelerator operations.

The final meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on April 26, 2007, at the Department of Labor, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210. The meeting will cover the uses of ionizing radiation for security activities.

OSHA requests the public be prepared to discuss the following issues regarding occupational exposure to ionizing radiation in their industry/occupation: uses of ionizing radiation, controls utilized to minimize exposure and available exposure data and training.

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