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DAVID MICHAELS

“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.
SPOTLIGHT ON COVID-19
Halting Workplace COVID-19 Transmission: An Urgent Proposal to Protect American Workers
THE CENTURY FOUNDATION​
by David Michaels and Gregory R. Wagner
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COVID-19’s is a massive worker safety crisis. Hundreds of thousands of workers have been sickened and thousands of them have died. This report examines the conditions under which COVID-19 has spread through workplace transmission and assesses the failures of OSHA and the federal government to protect workers from exposure. It then presents an eleven-point plan—to be directed by the federal government, working in close coordination with state and local public health authorities—for stopping workplace transmission of 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
Who should get America's Covid-19 vaccine first?
NBC News Think Opinion Piece, Oct. 12, 2020
by David Michaels
What Trump Could Do Right Now to Keep Workers Safe From the Coronavirus
The Atlantic, March 2, 2020
by David Michaels
RACHEL MADDOW INTERVIEW
OSHA 'missing in action' as coronavirus threatens U.S. workers
ABC NEWS PRIMETIME INTERVIEW
Protecting frontline workers from COVID-19
"THE TRIUMPH OF DOUBT" IN THE NEWS
BOOK REVIEW:
A government insider exposes the industry playbook for undermining evidence-based policy
Science, February 10, 2020​
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David Michaels’s new book, The Triumph of Doubt, is a tour de force that examines how frequently, and easily, science has been manipulated to discredit expertise and accountability on issues ranging from obesity and concussions to opioids and climate change....
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The Triumph of Doubt is a brave and important book, raising the alarm about the systemic corruption of science. Michaels examines what the tobacco industry once summarized: “Doubt is our product since it is the best means of competing with the ‘body of fact’."
INTERVIEW: Sean Illing with David Michaels
Inside Corporations’ War on Science
Vox, May 26, 2020
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INTERVIEW: Keith A. Spencer with David Michaels
The Art of Scientific Deception
Salon.com, ​February 2, 2020
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MAKING WORKPLACES SAFE
Strategies for linking safety and operational excellence to improve performance
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GOP leaders say they want liability protection for employers in next COVID-19 stimulus bill
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