Yes. Under 1912a.9(a), the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health may make available any needed experts or consultants at the request of the Committee or the person calling a meeting. This means the Committee or the meeting convener can ask OSHA to provide expertise to support the Committee’s work.
Yes, but only with the Committee’s agreement. 1912a.9(a) says any expert or consultant made available by the Assistant Secretary may participate in the Committee’s deliberations "with the consent of the Committee." In practice, the Committee decides whether to allow that person to join discussions.
The Committee itself or the person calling the meeting may request them. 1912a.9(a) explicitly states the Assistant Secretary may make experts or consultants available "at the request of the Committee or the person calling a meeting."
OSHA provides them. 1912a.9(b) states the Assistant Secretary shall furnish the Committee an executive secretary and such secretarial, clerical, and other services as are deemed necessary to conduct its business.
The Assistant Secretary must furnish an executive secretary and whatever secretarial, clerical, and other services are necessary. 1912a.9(b) uses broad language—"such secretarial, clerical, and other services as are deemed necessary"—so support can include administrative staffing, recordkeeping, meeting logistics, and similar services needed for the Committee to operate.
The Solicitor of Labor provides legal assistance. 1912a.9(c) directs that the Solicitor of Labor shall provide such legal assistance as may be necessary or appropriate for the Committee to carry out its functions under the part.
The legal help is limited to what is necessary or appropriate for the Committee to carry out its functions. 1912a.9(c) states the Solicitor shall provide "such legal assistance as may be necessary or appropriate," which means assistance should directly support the Committee’s duties and compliance with this part.
No, the statute does not require that experts or consultants be government employees. 1912a.9(a) simply authorizes the Assistant Secretary to make "any needed experts or consultants" available, without specifying their employment status.
Yes. Participation by an expert or consultant requires the Committee’s consent. 1912a.9(a) makes clear that any expert or consultant "may participate in the deliberations of the Committee with the consent of the Committee," meaning the Committee can decline participation.
No, the provision does not grant voting rights. 1912a.9(a) only authorizes participation in deliberations with the Committee’s consent; it does not confer membership or voting authority. Whether a participant can vote would be determined by the Committee’s governing rules or charter, not by this provision.
No, the regulation does not prescribe a formal request process. 1912a.9(a) and 1912a.9(b) state that the Assistant Secretary may provide experts or furnish necessary services at the Committee’s request, but the text does not define the procedural steps for making such a request.
No, the text does not address budget or resource limits. 1912a.9(b) requires the Assistant Secretary to furnish necessary services, but it does not specify funding constraints or exceptions—those practical limits would be handled by agency policies and resource allocation procedures outside this provision.
It means whoever convenes the Committee meeting can request experts. 1912a.9(a) states experts or consultants may be made available "at the request of the Committee or the person calling a meeting," so the meeting convener—such as the Committee chair or designated organizer—has authority to ask the Assistant Secretary for assistance.