OSHA, EBSA to Hold Web Chats on Combustible Dust, Fiduciary Duties

The Department of Labor (DOL) has announced plans to conduct web chats this month on issues involving workplace safety and benefit plan responsibilities. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will host a web chat on workplace hazards associated with combustible dust on June 28, 2010. According to a notice (pdf) to be published in Monday’s edition of the Federal Register, the information gathered in response to the web chat will be used in the development of a proposed standard for combustible dust. The chat will focus on major issues related to a proposed rule such as scope, balance between performance and specification-based requirements, economic impacts, and definitions.

Registration is required to participate in this chat, which will be held at 1:00 p.m. EDT on the 28th. Information on how to register will be made available at the DOL’s chat website. Participants will be asked to provide information such as their name; email address; organization being represented; stakeholder category: government, industry, standards-developing organization, research or testing agency, union, trade association, insurance, fire protection equipment manufacturer, consultant, or other (if other, please specify); and industry sector (if applicable): metals, wood products, grain or wet corn milling, food (including sugar), pharmaceutical or chemical manufacturing, paper products, rubber or plastics, coal, or other.

Next week, the DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will conduct a webinar for employers, plan fiduciaries, and providers of retirement plan services on how to comply with the law. The web cast – “Getting it Right – Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities” – will be held on June 9 and 10 from 2 to 4 p.m. EDT. Registration is required, and can be completed here.

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Information contained in this publication is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice or opinion, nor is it a substitute for the professional judgment of an attorney.