U-M researcher Rick Neitzel explains how federal budget cuts to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) threaten worker safety.
Neitzel is professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and director of the Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering.
In a YouTube video, Neitzel explains how NIOSH’s research has protected miners, firefighters, and healthcare workers for 50 years—and why recent budget cuts that eliminated two-thirds of its staff will have devastating consequences.
“Without this research, more Americans will suffer preventable injuries and illnesses, businesses will face higher costs, and families will lose loved ones to workplace accidents that could have been prevented,” says Neitzel.
U-M School of Public Health: Full interview with Rick Neitzel
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