                   NACOSH Heat Illness Prevention Work Group
                                   Overview 

Work Group Composition:
 An advisory committee work group can include both committee members and ad hoc non-member experts.
 The NACOSH chair appoints committee members to the work group.  
 The Assistant Secretary can appoint non-committee members with subject matter expertise to the work group to assist the committee in its development of advice.
 For this heat illness prevention work group, OSHA will identify stakeholders who represent a broad range of perspectives in industries where indoor and outdoor heat stress is a typical hazard, as well as technical experts and public sector officials (e.g., OSHA State Plan officials), who will provide balance and a diversity of views as subject matter experts (SMEs) to serve as ad hoc members.  OSHA anticipates having approximately 10 SMEs in the work group. 
 OSHA will share with NACOSH the precise charge to the work group and the names of the work group members as soon as possible, and no later than the next full NACOSH meeting.
 
Meetings and Public Notice:
 OSHA will publicize work group meetings, which will be open to the public.  OSHA anticipates that there will be 2-4 work group meetings, which may, but need not be, scheduled to coincide with full NACOSH committee meetings.  
 The work group will also hold discussion sessions to prepare for the work group meetings, via video or conference call, as needed.  These prep sessions will not be publicized, nor will they be open to the public.
 OSHA will provide materials for the work group to review and discuss. 
 
Findings and Recommendations:
 The work group will ultimately develop proposed findings and recommendations for consideration by the full NACOSH committee.  
 The full NACOSH committee will provide advice to OSHA only after thorough discussion and deliberation.  The full committee has the authority to adopt all or some of the proposed findings and recommendations developed by the work group, with or without modification, and to present those findings and recommendations to OSHA.  Alternatively, the full committee may decline to make any recommendation to OSHA.  

