Name:           MCGREW BERNIE
Title:          
Organization:   LINK BELT CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT COMPANY
Date:           20030325
Address1:       
Address2:       
City:           LEXINGTON
State:          KY
Zip Code:       40509
Docket Number:  S030
Exhibit Number: 7-13
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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 object to the selection of only one representative of Crane; Design, Testing and Manufacturing Companies. The choice of a Manitowoc Representative excludes their Competitors from a process of major importance to Link-Belt. There are two representatives of Insurance Companies, Multiple Employer representatives and Several Union representatives. Representatives of the other two major Crane Companies in the US should have had the opportunity to have representation on this committee. Link Belt and Terex Design and Market Mobile Lattice and Hydraulic Cranes. Both of these companies are involved in global design, testing and manufacturing with Cranes being manufactured in the United States as well as in Asia and Europe.We are heavily involved, as a concerned manufacturer, in the safe use of our product and in assisting Distributors, Customers, workers and OSHA in their efforts to maximize safety in the workplace. We are also an employer of people who operate, maintain and work around Cranes.We supported the establishment of the CCO and assisted with test formulation for the CCO examination. We attended nearly all of the ACCSH Committees meetings intended to draft a revision to 1926.550. Link-Belt should have the opportunity of having representation on the Negotiated Rulemaking committee.
 
