Safety Speak: A Season for Change — New OSHA Leadership and a Plan to Defeat COVID-19

Episode 51

Safety Speak: A Season for Change — New OSHA Leadership and a Plan to Defeat COVID-19

In this Safety Speak mini episode of the podcast, Editor Sydny Shepard discusses the new OSHA leadership appointment and how the Biden Administration has addressed worker safety and health amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

  • By Sydny Shepard
  • Jan 25, 2021

On this Safety Speak episode of the podcast, we will discuss this new season of change for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration including new leadership appointments and a call from the President asking for new guidance and an Emergency Temporary Standard to protect workers from COVID-19.

Listen to this episode of OH&S SafetyPod on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify and more.

About the Author

Sydny Shepard is the former editor of Occupational Health & Safety.

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