Salem - Aging Population An aging population, new and unknown hazards, and growing multicultural differences were some ofthe major themes and challenges identified at the “Workplace Health & Safety: Looking Forward to 2020” symposium, held in Portland recently.
John Howard, the newly appointed director of National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), was the keynote speaker at the event. He talked about how employers will need to connect with and train the country’s growing immigrant population, many of whom are young students today, legally born in the U.S.