Name:           PRATT  HUGH MICHAEL
Title:          
Organization:   INSULATUS INC
Date:           20030329
Address1:       
Address2:       
City:           VALLEY CITY
State:          OH
Zip Code:       44280
Docket Number:  S030
Exhibit Number: 7-14
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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. 
 
OSHA Docket OfficeDocket No. S-030Department of Labor200 Constitution Avenue NWRoom N-2625Washington  DC 2021029 March 02Revision of Subpart N for cranes and derricksWe are very pleased to see that there will be a new committee and that we will be able to use technology introduced since the last subpart N.We recommend the broadening of the representation of the group to distinguish between manufacturer/assemblers and the manufacturers of equipment used under the hook, used to refine control, used to increase warnings to those in the vicinity, used to pick more or handle less, used to detect hazards, etc.The introduction in 1997 of the insulating link, Load Insulator , will prevent the main cause of construction crane fatalities as defined by OSHA.We believe that the World&#8217;s leading authority on Insulating links (and expert on crane scales/load measurement), Hugh Pratt, would be a useful servant to the committee. We request his inclusion in the committee.Yours truly,Hugh PrattFor Insulatus Inc.
 
