STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3188

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  GOV. MSG. NO. 162
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Labor and Environment, to which was
referred Governor's Message No. 162, submitting for study and
consideration the nominations of:

HOISTING MACHINE OPERATORS ADVISORY BOARD

     G.M. No. 162       GARY MCKEAGUE and CLAYTON E. WINGER, for
                        terms to expire June 30, 2004, 

begs leave to report as follows:

     Upon review of the background information submitted by the
nominees, your Committee finds that the aforementioned nominees
are willing to serve without compensation, and will work with
compassion and commitment to assist in administering the duties
and responsibilities of the Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory
Board.  Your Committee further finds that the nominees have been
reappointed based on their professional credentials and their
current work as board members researching and developing rules to
improve the safe operation of cranes at construction sites.

     Your Committee notes the specific qualifications of the
nominees:

     Gary McKeague is being nominated for a second term on the
board.  He has been employed with Hawaiian Crane & Rigging for
over twenty-eight years; the later half operating multiple
cranes.  In addition, he has been Shop Steward for approximately
three years.  Mr. McKeague has operated various types of cranes
and similar equipment such as conventional or cable, hydraulic,

 
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boom trucks, and fork lifts.  Mr. McKeague's vast experience will
provide the board with the needed perspective of a field
operator.

     Clayton E. Winger is being nominated for a second term on
the board.  He received a Bachelor's degree in Business
Administration and an Associate degree in Risk Management.  He is
a Certified Safety Professional locally and nationally.
Currently, Mr. Winger is a Senior Loss Prevention Consultant.
Previous work experience with Liberty Mutual in the Loss
Prevention Department included being a loss prevention consultant
for the private sector, The St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance
Companies, and being a jobsite safety coordinator for two
construction projects in Hawaii.

     Testimony in support of Mr. McKeague's and Mr. Winger's
nominations was received from the Department of Labor and
Industrial Relations.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Labor and Environment that is attached to this
report, your Committee, after full consideration of the
background, character, experience, and qualifications of the
nominees, has found the nominees to be qualified for the
positions to which nominated and recommends that the Senate
advise and consent to the nominations.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Labor and
                                   Environment,



                                   ______________________________
                                   BOB NAKATA, Chair

 
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