NSC 2016: OSHA Brings Health and Safety into the 21st Century
Dr. David Michaels told attendees at the National Safety Council’s Congress and Expo about the agency’s updated blueprints for an effective health and safety program.
Dr. David Michaels, assistant secretary of labor for OSHA, presented the agency’s Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs to National Safety Congress attendees.
“We really need to take occupational health and safety into the 21st century,” he said.
The Recommended Practices for Safety and Health Programs document has not been updated since 1989. Many changes have spurred the need for a revision. The forward lists some of these changes:
