SAFETY IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THE PUBLIC

The keynote addresses and sesssion topics of the National Safety Council's 77th annual Congress and Exposition are reported in this article. The Council president, Gilchrest encouraged safety and health professionals to make safety competitive in the 1990s when it will have to compete with other issues for management attention. Another keynote speaker emphasized the need to strike a balance between acceptable risks, costs and benefits. The Labor Secretary Dole provided an update of the Department's activities. The head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration noted issues high on the OSHA agenda. The Transportation Secretary Skinner outlined the Department's goals.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • MANSFIELD, G
• Publication Date: 1990-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 25-27
• Serial:
  • Traffic Safety (Washington)
  • Volume: 90
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefits; Conferences; Costs; Hazards; Highway safety; Occupational safety; Risk assessment; Safety
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00492176
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM