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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.
RECENT INTERVIEWS
RACHEL MADDOW INTERVIEW
OSHA 'missing in action' as coronavirus threatens U.S. workers
ABC NEWS PRIMETIME INTERVIEW
Protecting frontline workers from COVID-19
SELECT ARTICLES
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
SPOTLIGHT ON COVID-19
THE CENTURY FOUNDATION​
by David Michaels and Gregory R. Wagner
Halting Workplace COVID-19 Transmission: An Urgent Proposal to Protect American Workers
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.
WORKPLACE SAFETY & HEALTH
THE DOUBT OF SCIENCE
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....
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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“Whether it’s the tobacco industry, the pharmaceutical industry, or the fossil fuel industry, vested interests have repeatedly sought to attack and discredit scientific findings that have revealed the public endangerment by their products. David Michaels should know—he’s been fighting the good fight for more than a decade to expose the bad actors and bring them to justice. Read this book to learn what we’re up against and how to fight back.”
—MICHAEL E. MANN, author of The Madhouse Effect ​
LATEST BOOK
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