Randolph reappointed to national occupational safety committee

Susan Randolph

Susan Randolph, MSN, RN, COHN-S FAAOHN, was recently reappointed to the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) as a health representative for a second two-year term, beginning March 31, 2010. Randolph is a clinical assistant professor of occupational health nursing in the Public Health Leadership Program and has been teaching at UNC since 2000.

Committee members are representatives of management, labor, occupational safety and health professions, and the public. Mandated by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, NACOSH was established to advise, consult with and make recommendations to the secretary of labor and the secretary of health and human services on matters relating to the administration of the Act. 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.