Construction Advisory Panel To Tackle Mast Climbing Scaffolds In December

OSHA's newly rechartered Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) will tackle mast climbing scaffold safety issues as a key concern at a meeting in December, sources say. The agency recently revived the panel, whose charter had lapsed following its meeting back in April. In another move aimed at boosting construction-related health and safety activities, sources say the agency has begun the process of interviewing candidates for a permanent director for its Directorate of Construction, a position that has been vacant for several years and run by acting directors. One impetu