WASHINGTON – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled a meeting
of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health’s OSH
Professionals Pipeline Work Group. The meeting will be Nov. 15 in Washington, D.C.
Assistant Secretary
of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels has asked the
OSH Professionals Pipeline Work Group to develop recommendations to grow the
next generation of occupational safety and health professionals. “The size of
the field is small and there is increasing concern about how these gaps will be
filled as the workforce ages,” Michaels said.
The meeting will allow
the work group to hear from representatives of professional safety and health
organizations and other stakeholders about their initiatives, best practices
and model programs to promote careers in occupational safety and health.
The meeting is open
to the public and will begin at 1 p.m. ET in Room N-3647 at the U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20210. Those interested in
attending the meeting in person or by teleconference, submitting written
comments, or making an oral statement should contact Ms. Michelle Walker at 202-693-2235
or Walker.Michelle@dol.gov by the
day before the meeting.
NACOSH was
established by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to advise and
make recommendations to the secretaries of labor and health and human services
on occupational safety and health programs and policies and matters relating to
the administration of the OSH Act.
Under the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and
healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA’s role is to ensure these
conditions for America’s working men and women by setting and enforcing
standards, and providing training, education and assistance. For more
information, visit www.osha.gov.
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