“A champion for  workers’ safety.”

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—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

Fixing Electricity Lines

America's Workplaces Are Still Too Dangerous

The New York Times

April 28, 2021

Strategies for linking safety and operational excellence to improve performance

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Seven Ways to Improve Operations without Sacrificing Worker Safety

Harvard Business Review

March 21, 2018

Pollution

Reimagining Our System for Public Health Protection

American Journal of Public Health

June 5, 2019

COVID-19

Crowd with Masks

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 

Brainstorming with Mask

Halting Workplace COVID-19 Transmission: An Urgent Proposal to Protect American Workers

The Century Foundation

by David Michaels and Gregory R. Wagner 

November 26, 2019

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Vaccinating

We Ran OSHA. Here's the Truth About the So-Called 'Vaccine Mandate'

TIME

November 30, 2021​

RACHEL MADDOW INTERVIEW
OSHA 'missing in action' as coronavirus threatens U.S. workers

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Opinion | 6 Feet Isn’t Enough. Workers Need More Ventilation.

Politico

March 8, 2021​