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FILE NAME: Shipbuilders Council of America (SHIP) DATE: 1968 Sept 27 DOC#: SHIP005 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: SCA Memo to Shipyard Members & Safety Committee RE Walsh-Healey Act, Revised Health & Safety Standards SHIF3@UIL.DERS COUNCIL. OP AM ERICA . 1730 K STREET IM. W. WASHINGTON, Q.C. 2DOOS 3 0 3 )3 3 3 -7 7 2 2 S eptem ber 27, 1963 To: SHIPYARD MEMBERS AND SAFETY COMMITTEE Subject: W alsh-H ealey A ct, R evised Health, and Safety Standards Enclosed is a copy of revised Health and Safety Standards for F ed eral Supply C ontracts under the W alsh-H ealey Public Contracts Act and the p ress re le ase issued by Labor S ecretary W irtz at the tim e of publication of the proposals in the FEDERAL REGISTER. The revised standards parallel the re g u la tio n s published in the F E D E R A L R EG ISTER Ju ly 10, 1968 applicable to co n tracts covered by the S ervice C ontract A ct of 1965. This continuing effort within the D epartm ent of Labor to adopt uniform regulations covering a ll F e d e ra l statu tes which i include safety features was predicted at a m eeting of the Council's Safety Com m ittee with B ureau of Labor Standards staff last July. It was disclosed at that tim e that the W alsh-H ealey regulations w ere up for review to m ake them correspond m o re closely to the new Service Contract Act regulations. The proposed revised W alsh-H ealey Health and.Safety Standards deal with such m a tte rs as occupational noise exposure; radiation exposure; exposure to harm ful gases; vapor fum es; dusts and m ists; m aterials handling; safety guards on m achines; com pressed gases; welding; traffic safety; and reco rd keeping. Our reaction is that these revised rules should receive m ost careful scrutiny by shipyard staff to ensure that this op a portunity for review by in d u stry w ill not be lost. F o r instance, - 2 in one obscure paragraph on the last page it should be noted 7 that Section 50-207. 74, covering safety p ra c tic e s for welding t-A PLAINTIFFS fc r ^ EXHIBIT n| ' SBCA 5077 1 7 and cutting containers which have held com bustibles, requires that the work be in s tric t accordance with the rules and p ro cedures embodied in A m erican Welding Society Pam phlet A -6 . 0-65, edition of 1965- Does th is m e an ap p licatio n of th e se rules to welding in ship construction and repair? According to the notice, a hearing has been scheduled on the proposed revision fo r N ovem ber 6 at 1:00 P. M. in Room 2 l6 B of th e L a b o r D e p artm en t Building in W ashington, D. C. To assu re proper Council participation and preparation for this hearing, we would greatly appreciate any prom pt com m ent you m a y have on the pending rev isio n so that a position p a p er can be drafted by the Safety C om m ittee for subm ission by the Council. Edwin 'r e s i d e n t