Safety Standards Hot Topics

A10 ASC to Meet in July 2009

The ANSI A10 Accredited Standards Committee (A10 ASC) for Construction and Demolition Operations will meet on July 14, 2009 in Washington, DC at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).

A10 ASC subcommittee meetings will be held on July 13, 2009. The subgroup meeting schedule will be provided upon request.

For more information, contact Tim Fisher at tfisher@asse.org.

Z15 ASC to Meet in September 2009
The Z15 Accredited Standards Committee for Motor Vehicle Operations will meet on September 10, 2009 at ASSE headquarters from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Agenda items should be submitted to Tim Fisher, secretariat staff, at tfisher@asse.org. Each agenda item should be accompanied by a one-page briefing paper.

A meeting RSVP form will be available later this summer.

Z359 ASC to Meet in November 2009
The Z359 Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) for Fall Arrest/Protection and its affiliated U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TC94/SC4) will meet at ASSE headquarters in Des Plaines, IL from November 10-12, 2009.

Subgroup meetings will be held from November 10-11 from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. The full committee will meet on November 12 from 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (tentative). The subgroup meetings will likely be held at ASSE headquarters with the main meeting held at a hotel in the nearby Rosemont area.

If you would like to attend these meetings or to join the Z359 ASC, please contact Tim Fisher at tfisher@asse.org.

 

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