[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 9]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1960.84]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                          OF LABOR (CONTINUED)
 
PART 1960_BASIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY 
AND HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RELATED MATTERS--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart K_Field Federal Safety and Health Councils
 
Sec. 1960.84  Purpose.


    (a) Executive Order 12196 provides that the Secretary shall 
``facilitate the exchange of ideas and information throughout the 
Government about occupational safety and health.''
    (b) Consistent with this objective, the Secretary will continue to 
sponsor and/or provide guidance for those Field Federal Safety and 
Health Councils now established and in operation, and establish new 
field councils as necessary. The field councils will consist primarily 
of qualified representatives of local area Federal field activities 
whose duties pertain to occupational

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safety and health, and also of representatives of recognized local labor 
organizations, or other civilian employee organizations, at local area 
Federal field activities. For the purpose of this subpart the definition 
of field activity will be provided by each agency.