DAVID MICHAELS

“A champion for workers’ safety.”
—The New York Times
Dr. David Michaels is an epidemiologist and professor at George Washington University. He served as Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) from 2009 to 2017 and was the longest serving administrator in the agency's history. His work primarily focuses on three areas: worker safety and health, defending the integrity of the science underpinning our public health and environmental protections, and COVID-19.
WORKER SAFETY
The New York Times
April 28, 2021
Strategies for linking safety and operational excellence to improve performance
Harvard Business Review
March 21, 2018
American Journal of Public Health
March 19, 2019
Washington Post
July 19, 2018
DEFENDING SCIENCE
American Educator
Winter 2021
A government insider exposes the industry playbook for undermining evidence-based policy
Science, February 10, 2020
Truth Decay: When Uncertainty is Weaponized
Nature, February 03, 2020
The Art of Scientific Deception: An Interview of David Michaels by Keith A. Spencer
Salon.com, February 2, 2020
COVID-19
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Worker Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic
JAMA, Sept 16, 2020
by David Michaels and Gregory R. Wagner
The Century Foundation
by David Michaels and Gregory R. Wagner
November 26, 2019
TIME
November 30, 2021
RACHEL MADDOW INTERVIEW
OSHA 'missing in action' as coronavirus threatens U.S. workers
Politico
March 8, 2021