Name:           WHITE MITCH
Title:          
Organization:   MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO
Date:           20030303
Address1:       
Address2:       
City:           LONG BEACH
State:          CA
Zip Code:       90802
Docket Number:  S030
Exhibit Number: 7-4
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Safety Standards for Cranes and Derricks
 
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is planning to establish a Crane and Derrick Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee (C-DAC) under the Negotiated Rulemaking Act (NRA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The Committee will include representatives of parties who would be significantly affected by the final rule. 
 
On July 16, 2002, OSHA published a Federal Register notice of intent to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee (67 FR 46612) and requested nominations for membership. In the current Federal Register notice OSHA is asking for comments on the proposed list of fifty-five nominations.  The list can be found in the complete notice.
 
Please note that you may not attach materials such as studies or journal articles to your electronic comments. If you wish to include such materials, you must submit three copies to the OSHA Docket Office at the address listed above. When submitting such materials to the OSHA Docket Office, clearly identify your electronic comments by name, date, subject, and Docket Number, so that we can attach the materials to your electronic comments.
 
Online comments must be received by March 31, 2003 COB EST.  If you wish to commit online on the proposed list of Committee members, please enter your submission in the box below.  Thank you for your interest in worker safety and health. 
 
We have reviewed the proposed list of committee members composing the negotiated rulemaking committee found in the Federal Register, Volume 68, Number 39, pages 9036-9037. We have no reason to believe that the parties listed are not well qualified to represent the construction industry.  However, the list of proposed committee members does not appear to represent marine construction interests.  Given that cranes and derricks are extensively used in marine construction (bridge, dock, outfall, pipeline, dredging, etc.)and that the marine environment is vastly different from a landside environment, we believe that it is critical to include at least one marine contractor representative on the proposed committee. In lieu of appointing a marine construction representative to the committee, we request that OSHA provide some vehicle to ensure that marine construction interests may offer valuable input to the negotiated rulemaking committee as it undertakes a review of existing safety standards for cranes and derricks. Thank you.     
 
