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o They have yet to connect and test the " loops " and the UIC in the new tower, this should start taking place next week in the field. I will know more about possible dates of connecting the UIC in the old tower af ter testing has been completed. • NME o Over the past couple of months, I have met with a panel along with Rob ert Utley to develop an Operational Safety Assessment. The PMO is working to finalize the SRMD so that it may be submitted t o the safety panel for review. OSHA : Mike Odryna (ZBW) is the Chair man of NATCA's OSHA Committee. He has provided an update for the membership. • Weekly Meetings: o Continuing weekly meeting with Kathleen Edic (AJW - 23 - A) EOSH Services. o POC: Mike Odryna • FAA Sponsored OSHA 6000 Classes o During the first week of February , Shawn Kramer (NWM NATCA OSHA Rep.) attended an OSHA6000 class held in the Northwest Mountain Region. o The Eastern Service Center held two OSHA 6000 classes in Atlanta. These classes wer e made up of NATCA and PASS rep s as well as thei r FAA Management Counterparts. The first class was proctored by Mike Odryna and the second cla ss was proctored by Andy Lewis. • National OSHECCOM Meeting: o Mike Odryna, Dominic Petrelli , and Larry Trottini attended a National OSHECCOM meeting March 16 - 17. We had a full ag enda over the two Day Meeting. Topics of discussion were: o Agency OSH Program Upda te o PAD Program o UCR Program Update o OWCP report and trending DATA o SMIS Report o Tech Center OSHECCOM Charter Deviation Request o OCCUPATIONAL MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM (OCCMED) o OSHECCOM Member Training o Workplace Inspections o Injury Reports o POC: Mike Odryna, D o minic Petrelli, Larry Trottini • Administrator Briefing o As required by the OSHECCOM Charter, The DASHO (Vaughn Turner) and the National OSEHCCOM Chair (Jeff Yarnell) , and the National OSEHCCO M Vice Chair (Dominic Petrelli) b riefed Administrator Huerta on Mar ch 29 th regarding the Na tional OSHECCOM Meeting held March 16 - 17. The Administrator asked specific questions regarding the Agency OSH Program re - write , mainly concerning timeframes for new Program development prior to formalizati on of the new policy. He al so requested