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National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH)


Self Description

January 2012: "NACOSH was established under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to advise the secretaries of labor and health and human services on occupational safety and health programs and policies. Members of the 12-person advisory committee are chosen on the basis of their knowledge and experience in occupational safety and health.

The 12-member NACOSH has two members representing management, two members representing labor, two members representing the occupational health professions, two members representing the occupational safety professions and four members representing the public. Two of the health representatives and two of the public members are designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, although actual appointment of these members, as well as all other members, is by the Secretary of Labor. The members serve two-year terms."

http://www.osha.gov/dop/nacosh/nacosh.html

Third-Party Descriptions

January 2012: '"If Apple was warned, and didn’t act, that’s reprehensible,” said Nicholas Ashford, a former chairman of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health, a group that advises the United States Labor Department. “But what’s morally repugnant in one country is accepted business practices in another, and companies take advantage of that.”'

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/26/business/ieconomy-apples-ipad-and-the-human-costs-for-workers-in-china.html

Relationships

RoleNameTypeLast Updated
Advisor/Consultant to (past or present) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Organization Jan 26, 2012
Advisor/Consultant to (past or present) Department of Labor/Labor Department (DOL) Organization Jan 26, 2012
Possible/Unclear Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Organization Jan 26, 2012
Organization Head/Leader (past or present) Prof. Nicholas Ashford Person Jan 26, 2012

Articles and Resources

Date Fairness.com Resource Read it at:
Jan 25, 2012 In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad

QUOTE: workers assembling iPhones, iPads and other devices often labor in harsh conditions, according to employees inside those plants, worker advocates and documents published by companies themselves. Problems are as varied as onerous work environments and serious — sometimes deadly — safety problems....More than half of the suppliers audited by Apple have violated at least one aspect of the code of conduct every year since 2007, according to Apple’s reports, and in some instances have violated the law.

 New York Times