The Future of Injury Prevention and OSHA

Here’s an interesting editorial piece from the NY Times on Obama’s nomination of David Michaels for the head of OSHA. It references an article (page 10) written by Michaels himself in December.

I’m excited about this nomination! Michaels seems interested in promoting a “culture” of safety, and restoring the government’s progress in improving workers' safety—if his nomination is confirmed by the senate, we may see changes in many companies’ injury prevention planning.