271464 Update on Federal OSHA Initiatives

Monday, October 29, 2012 : 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

David Michaels, PhD, MPH , Department of Labor, OSHA, Washington, DC
The assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health will present information on OSHA's current agency enforcement and regulatory policies, including efforts to reduce health disparities and advance worker rights and protections.

Learning Areas:
Occupational health and safety
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines

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

Keywords: Occupational Health, Workplace Safety

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: The speaker is the assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, and will be speaking specifically about his agency's policies and initiatives.
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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