MEDIA INVITATION: Forum Speech on Whistleblowers and Federal Laws

PftPI Alliance to Hear Address by OSHA Official

WASHINGTON, May 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Recent mining and refinery workplace accidents make for a timely address on whistleblower provisions to protect employees who report workplace safety violations, and those who cite violations in different industries and sectors, under laws affecting nuclear power, securities, trucking, public transportation, the environment, and consumer product safety.

OSHA's Dr. David Michaels, assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, will discuss these issues at a public forum on May 11 at 12:30 p.m. In his address, "Whistleblowers and OSHA: Strengthening Professional Integrity," Michaels will cite his agency's role in enforcing whistleblower provisions in 17 federal statutes.

The forum will begin with light food and refreshments at 11:45 a.m., followed by Michaels' presentation and discussion. He will address several questions, including: How is the Whistleblower Protection Program working now, and how do its challenges relate to its responsibilities across so many statutes and industries?

WHAT:  Address on "Whistleblowers and OSHA: Strengthening Professional Integrity"

WHEN:  Tuesday, May 11, 12:30 to 2 p.m.; Light food, 11:45 a.m.

WHERE:  American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

1200 New York Ave., N.W., Washington, DC, 20005  

WHO:  Dr. David Michaels, OSHA Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health

The sponsoring alliance for the forum, "Professionals for the Public Interest" (PftPI), was launched last year by eight national professional associations and 10 unions, plus the Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE), which collectively represent millions of professionals in science, engineering, health, the arts and human services.

Organizations participating in PftPI have all endorsed a consensus statement, Defining Common Ground on Professional Integrity. The coalition advocates defending professional integrity against external pressures in the interests of the public.

For more information on this and past events, to register online for the free public forum, or for profiles of the organizations in the alliance: www.pftpi.org/.

Contact:  Alexis Spencer Notabartolo (Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO), +1-202-638-0320, [email protected]

SOURCE Professionals for the Public Interest