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May 18, 2023 - The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) will again welcome Doug Parker, assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, to a special general session at its Safety 2023 conference in San Antonio, Texas.
Parker will discuss the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) latest activities and plans for protecting workers across the country.
The newly added session starts at 10:30 a.m., Central Time, on Wednesday, June 7, in the Stars at Night Ballroom at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 900 E. Market St., along the River Walk.
Parker’s presentation will include updates about regulatory priorities, enforcement actions, and outreach initiatives.
The 60-minute session will include an interactive question-and-answer session with attendees submitting questions by text.
Parker will then meet with journalists at 11:45 a.m.
Parker became the 13th assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health on Nov. 3, 2021.
He participated in a similar session last June at ASSP’s Safety 2022 in Chicago.
The special session will be part of a dynamic three-day program designed to inform and inspire occupational safety and health professionals attending ASSP’s signature event, held June 5-7.
Safety 2023 attendees can register online.
Groups of eight or more from the same company qualify for a discount.
See the latest conference news at safety.assp.org.
