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Daniel Berman, was the Director of the Occupational Health Project of the Medical Committee for Human Rights (MCHR) from 1972-1975. This 1973 interview was at the first conference organized by the Occupational Health Project of the Medical Committee for Human Rights (MCHR) for workers and unions. This conference was held in Chicago at the University of Illinois School of Medicine, co-sponsored by the Medicine School and many union locals. The first COSH Group, the Chicago Area Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (CACOSH) grew out of this conference. COSH groups are private, non-profit coalitions of labor unions, health and technical professionals, and others interested in promoting and advocating for worker health and safety. Today’s National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) is a federation of local and statewide "COSH" groups – Committees / Coalitions on Occupational Safety and Health. For more about COSH Groups, link to coshnetwork.org/. Dan wrote pamphlets and guide for workers and unions, ran an information clearinghouse, organized conferences and helped establish Committees on Safety and Health (COSH Groups)) in several areas including Chicago, Boston and San Francisco. He was also a founder of the Asbestos Victims of America (AVA) and worked with numerous labor and environmental groups. From 1978-1980 he was a staff person for the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Worker's union. In 1978 his book, Death On The Job, was published and became a key source in the literature of workplace safety and health. The Medical Committee for Human Rights (MCHR) was an organization of doctors, nurses, and other health care providers devoted to promoting civil rights, reaching out to minority groups, and improving the delivery of health services in the United States from 1964 to 1980. MCHR established its Occupational Health Project after OSHA began in 1971with the goal of forming permanent local organizations dedicated to grassroots health education and organization – now known as COSH Groups. For more on the MCHR, link to journalofethics.ama-assn.org/2014/09/mhst1-1409.html. Thanks to Peter Orris for providing this video from this 1973 conference.
Daniel Berman, was the Director of the Occupational Health Project of the Medical Committee for Human Rights (MCHR) from 1972-1975. This 1973 interview was at the first conference organized by the Occupational Health Project of the Medical Committee for Human Rights (MCHR) for workers and unions. This conference was held in Chicago at the University of Illinois School of Medicine, co-sponsored by the Medicine School and many union locals. The first COSH Group, the Chicago Area Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (CACOSH) grew out of this conference. COSH groups are private, non-profit coalitions of labor unions, health and technical professionals, and others interested in promoting and advocating for worker health and safety. Today’s National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) is a federation of local and statewide "COSH" groups – Committees / Coalitions on Occupational Safety and Health. For more about COSH Groups, link to coshnetwork.org/. Dan wrote pamphlets and guide for workers and unions, ran an information clearinghouse, organized conferences and helped establish Committees on Safety and Health (COSH Groups)) in several areas including Chicago, Boston and San Francisco. He was also a founder of the Asbestos Victims of America (AVA) and worked with numerous labor and environmental groups. From 1978-1980 he was a staff person for the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Worker's union. In 1978 his book, Death On The Job, was published and became a key source in the literature of workplace safety and health. The Medical Committee for Human Rights (MCHR) was an organization of doctors, nurses, and other health care providers devoted to promoting civil rights, reaching out to minority groups, and improving the delivery of health services in the United States from 1964 to 1980. MCHR established its Occupational Health Project after OSHA began in 1971with the goal of forming permanent local organizations dedicated to grassroots health education and organization – now known as COSH Groups. For more on the MCHR, link to journalofethics.ama-assn.org/2014/09/mhst1-1409.html. Thanks to Peter Orris for providing this video from this 1973 conference.
