253626 MSHA Update

Monday, October 31, 2011

Gregory R. Wagner, MD , Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Arlington, WA
The deputy assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health will present information on MSHA's current enforcement and regulatory policies.

Learning Areas:
Occupational health and safety
Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this session, the learner will be able to: (1) list at least two of MSHA’s regulatory priorities and the timeline for proposing or finalizing the rule; (2) describe at least two of MSHA’s enforcement strategies and the agency’s assessment of their effectiveness; and (3) identify at least one practice or opportunity for inter-agency, federal collaboration on worker health and safety.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified to present because I oversee the programs of the Mine Safety and Health Administration intended to help reduce injury, disease, and death from mining in the US.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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