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OSHA meeting will discuss safety of temporary workers The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will hold a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health’s Temporary Workers Group Wednesday in Washington D.C.

According to OSHA, the group will continue discussions surrounding workplace safety and health issues as they relate to temporary workers as well as develop recommendations for the committee’s consideration. OSHA said these recommendations will include developing best practice language for protecting workers as part of employers’ injury and illness prevention program.

The meeting will be from 11 a.m. - noon, in C-5515, Room C, at the US Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20210. The meeting is open to the public.

Persons interested in attending the meeting by teleconference should contact Gretta Jameson at (202) 693-2176 or Jameson.GrettaH@dol.gov by Tuesday, May 12.

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Jeremy Gerrard was Food Engineering's Digital/Online Editor. He is a graduate of Auburn University with a degree in journalism. His previous work experience includes years spent as a reporter with the Daily Local News out of Chester County, PA. In addition to writing feature articles for Food Engineering, Jeremy covered the Dry Processing, Field Reports and People and Industry news sections.