The U.S. Senate has confirmed David Michaels as the new OSHA Administrator.
Michaels was nominated by President Obama earlier this year. He is an epidemiologist and professor at the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. He has conducted many studies on the occupational exposure to toxic chemicals, and has served as assistant secretary of energy for Environment, Safety and Health.
This is the first time, since the previous administrator’s resignation in 2008 that OSHA once again has a permanent administrator.