Occupational
Safety and Health Review Commission
Plain
Writing Act Compliance Report
July
13, 2011
I.
Senior
Agency Official for Plain Writing:
Richard
Huberman, Chief of Staff and Legal Counsel to Chairman
Plain
Writing Contact:
John
Cerveny, Deputy Executive Secretary
Contact
Information:
II.
Explain
what specific types of agency communications have you released by making them
available in a format that is consistent with the Plain Writing guidelines.
|
Type
of communications of document or posting. List how this is made available to
the public |
Who
is the intended user and approximate number of potential users |
What
has changed by using Plain Writing |
|
Guide to Review
Commission Procedures Available on OSHRC Website |
Employers who may or may
not be represented by legal counsel |
The documents are
clearer and more self-explanatory |
|
Guide to Simplified
Procedures Available on OSHRC Website |
Employers who may or may
not be represented by legal counsel |
|
|
Employee Guide to Review
Commission Procedures Available on OSHRC Website |
Employees who wish to
participate in a Commission proceeding or who are contesting a proposed
abatement period |
|
|
The Freedom of
Information Act Reference Guide Available on OSHRC Website |
Anyone who is interested
in submitting a FOIA request to the Commission |
III.
Inform
agency staff of Plain Writing Act’s requirements:
On June 24, 2011, the
Senior Agency Official for Plain Writing informed all Commission personnel by
e-mail of the Plain Writing Act and its requirements. The email included links
to various plain writing resources, including material posted on the Commission’s
intranet.
IV.
Training
a. The Review Commission has provided the
following training:
|
Type of Training |
Number of employees
trained |
Date |
|
In house live training: Advanced Legal Writing and Editing, presented
by Bryan Garner |
20 employees |
October 27, 2009 |
|
Webinars and Online training provided by plainlanguage.gov and hosted
on the Commission’s network. |
Available to all employees |
June 24, 2011 |
V.
Ongoing compliance/sustaining change
a. Name of agency contact for compliance issues:
Senior
Agency Official for Plain Writing:
Richard
Huberman, Chief of Staff and Legal Counsel to Chairman
Plain
Writing Contact:
John
Cerveny, Deputy Executive Secretary
b. Documenting and reporting use of plain
writing in agency communications:
The
Commission will stay in compliance with the Act by incorporating plain language
considerations in all documents that the Commission issues to the public.
VI.
Agency’s
plain writing website
a. Website address: http://www.oshrc.gov/open/plain_writing.html
b. Implementation of the Act:
The Commission will be
using plain writing in any updates to documents most often read by the general
public, such as our Guide to Review Commission Procedures, Guide to Simplified
Proceedings, Employee Guide to Review Commission Procedures, The Freedom of
Information Act Reference Guide, Commission announcements and notices.
c. Link
to Compliance reports: Compliance reports will be available on the Commission’s
Plain Writing website: (http://www.oshrc.gov/open/plain_writing.html).
VII.
Customer
Satisfaction Evaluation after Experiencing Plain Writing Communications
The Commission has
recently set up an e-mail address ([email protected])
through which the public may contact us to let us know if they have trouble
understanding our documents or the pages on our website. The Commission will monitor that e-mail
address and will take appropriate action on all correspondence received.