At the NSC: OSHA’s boss boasts about compliance assistance; mum on any standards setting
Watching OSHA chief Dr. David Michaels stroll back and forth on the stage Tuesday afternoon at the National Safety Congress giving an off-the-cuff speech without notes, one couldn’t help but think: in less than two weeks OSHA’s world could change (again) if Mitt Romney wins the presidential election. As we write this article after Monday night’s final debate, the race with President Obama is too close to call.
One thing is fairly certain: even if President Obama is re-elected, chances are slim Dr. Michaels will remain at OSHA. In its 40+ year history, OSHA has never had a leader who stayed on for any part of the second term of an incumbent president.