At the recent ASSE Conference in Las Vegas there were two issues that seemed to be moving to the front burner: Risk assessment and sustainability.
In this interview published on the National Safety Council website, Rose McMurrary, Chief Transportation Advisor for FDRsafety says much has changed in safety in recent decades. Workplace injuries and deaths used to be considered an unfortunate byproduct of a robust economy and steady national growth; today, there is much broader citizen support for setting limits and standards for worker safety. Read the full interview.
OSHA has implemented a number of programs over the last 5 years, but when it comes to the agency’s top priority, OSHA’s Administrator isn’t offering a timeline.
A review of the history of safety over the last few decades offers good reason for hope, says Rose McMurray, Chief Transportation Advisor at FDRsafety.
New OSHA initiative may make things worse for temporary workers, not better
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