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TWU Health & Safety: Hot off the Press!

December 04, 2009

We are happy to announce that David Michaels is confirmed to Head OSHA!

Last night the Senate confirmed David Michaels as head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). He was nominated by President Obama on July 28^th

Michaels, called A Champion for Workers’ Safety by the New York Times, is a Research Professor and Interim Chair in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH) at the George Washington University. He is the author of the 2008 book "Doubt is Their Product: How Industry's Assault on Science Threatens Your Health" and is credited with being the chief catalyst of the Labor Department-managed Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program, which has paid out more than $5 billion in benefits to sick workers and their relatives to compensate them for illnesses caused by exposure to radiation, beryllium, and other hazards during the production of U.S. atomic weapons.

Other articles about David Michaels:

APHA Urges Senate to Quickly Confirm David Michaels as Head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration / APHA More

Senate HELP Committee Approves Nomination of David Michaels To Head OSHA / Change to Win More

President Nominates Epidemiologist David Michaels, Science Defender, to Head OSHA / Science Progress More

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