The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was created more than thirty years ago to make the American workplace more safe. And officials there say that deaths and injuries on the job have declined on their watch. But critics say OSHA has dropped the ball when it comes to safety regulations for everything from oil refineries to popcorn plants. Join Kojo for a look at OSHA and workplace safety.
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Safety in the Workplace
Listen Tuesday, May. 15, 2007 at 1:06 p.m. in Economy, Health, Politics, SocietyGuests
Dr. David Michaels
Research Professor and Associate Chairman, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
Jim Morris
Project Manager, The Center for Public Integrity
Marc Freedman
Director of Labor Law Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
David Sarvadi
Attorney, Keller and Heckman
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