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OSHA Schedules Maritime Advisory Committee Meeting

(July 17, 2007)-- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is holding an open meeting of the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH) and its workgroups in Oakland, Calif., July 31 and Aug. 1.

The workgroups will meet on July 31 from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and MACOSH will meet on Aug. 1 from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Both meetings will be at the Elihu Harris State Office Building, 1515 Clay Street, Oakland, Calif., 94612.

The 15-person committee advises the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health on issues relating to occupational safety and health in maritime industries. The committee has five workgroups; Health, Longshoring, Cranes and Falls, Shipyards, and Outreach and Safety Culture.

Some of the topics for discussion include: radiation exposure at maritime terminals from cargo screening devices, crane-operator radio communications, traffic safety, roll-on roll-off cargo guidance, working on or under suspended loads, spray paint standards, substance abuse, OSHA/Coast Guard coordination, updating
the OSHA Training Institute shipyard and longshoring courses, training requirements guidance products, and industry pocket guides.

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