Name:           VERRI ANDREA
Title:          
Organization:   UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
Date:           20001126
Address1:       
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City:           MIDDLETON
State:          WI
Zip Code:       53562
Docket Number:  T034
Exhibit Number: 4-1
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Submission of the New Jersey State Plan for Public Employees: Proposal to Grant Initial State Plan Approval; Request for Public Comment.
 
The Federal Register notice gives notice of the submission by the New Jersey Department of Labor of a State occupational safety and health plan, applicable only to public sector employment (employees of the State and its political subdivisions), for determination of initial approval under section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.  OSHA is seeking written public comment on whether or not initial State plan approval should be granted and offers an opportunity to interested persons to request an informal public hearing on the question of initial State plan approval.
 
Approval of the New Jersey Public Employees Only State plan will be contingent upon a dtermination that the plan meets OSHAs plan approval criteria and the availability of funding as contained in the Department of Labors Fiscal Year 2001 budget, which iscurrently pending final Congressional and Executive action.
 
Electronic Public comment on the New Jersey Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health Plan is hereby requested.  These comments must be received on or before December 13, 2000.  To provide an electronic submission, please enter your comments in thebox below.
 
                                                November 26,2000Mr. Frank Meilinger Docket Officer Docket T-034 U.S. Department of Labor Room N2625 200 Constitution Ave. NW Washington, DC Dear Mr. Meilinger,Im writing in response to your request for comments on the safety and health plan to cover New Jersey public employees. I am a freshman attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison and I feel it is my responsibility to express my views and comment on issues that I feel are crucial to our society. Thisplan is important to me because I believe that all employees should have the opportunity to have a safe and healthful place to work, just as I have had the benefit of receiving throughout my years of working. I believe employers have a moral and legal obligation to return employees home each day without fear from injury or occupational illness. Employees working in a hazard free environment are more productive and content. As a third party, OSHA can look at the work place independent of employer or employee bias, and render a decision as to whether employees need to be protected from work place hazards.Granted such application to provide for the health and safety of employees is not effortless, but the goal that should be kept in mind is how to provide for the best interests of the employees.I appreciate the time that you took to read my letter. Do you feel that public safety will be improved by OSHA&#8217;s involvement?Sincerely,Andrea Verri 8510 Greenway Blv. Apt 212 Middleton, WI 53562 ajverri@students.wisc.edu 
 
