[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 9]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1960.87]

[Page 185]
 
                             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. 1960.87  Objectives.

    The basic objective of field councils is to facilitate the exchange 
of ideas and information to assist agencies to reduce the incidence, 
severity and cost of occupational accidents, injuries, and illnesses. 
Field councils shall act on behalf of the Secretary or his designees on 
occupational safety and health activities in carrying out within their 
respective geographic areas the following functions:
    (a) To act as a clearinghouse on information and data on 
occupational accidents, injuries, and illnesses and their prevention.
    (b) To plan, organize and conduct field council meetings or programs 
which will give technical advice and information on occupational safety 
and health to representatives of participating agencies and employee 
organizations.
    (c) To promote improvement of safety and health programs and 
organizations in each Federal agency represented or participating in 
council activities.
    (d) To promote coordination, cooperation, and sharing of resources 
and expertise to aid agencies with inadequate or limited resources. 
These objectives can be accomplished in a variety of ways. For example, 
field councils could organize and conduct training programs for employee 
representatives, collateral duty and professional safety and health 
personnel, coordinate or promote programs for inspections, or, on 
request, conduct inspections and evaluations of the agencies' safety and 
health programs.
    (e) To provide Federal Executive Boards, Federal Executive 
Associations, labor union organizations and other employee 
representatives with information on the administrative and technical 
aspects of safety and health programs.
    (f) To evaluate the safety and health problems peculiar to local 
conditions and facilitate solutions to these problems through council 
activities.
    (g) To develop a cooperative relationship with local community 
leaders by informing them of the existing functions and objectives of 
the council and by calling on them for support and participation in 
council meetings and activities.