Yesterday, the White House announced that it will appoint epidemiologist David Michaels to head the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the agency Labour Department which defines safety standards workers. Michaels is a familiar face for observers of environmental health policy. As an official in the Ministry of Energy in the late 190s, he discovered documentation of health risks of nuclear weapons workers designed a compensation program. After moving to the George Washington University in Washington, he joined other scientists in protest against the manipulation of science in the Bush administration. Bravo for his appointment accumulate, but Michaels is not without critics.
Epidemiologist Michaels appointed to the OSHA head
Epidemiologist Michaels appointed to the OSHA head -
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