Dr. Robert Harrison is a Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco and a Public Health Medical Officer with the California Department of Public Health. He has diagnosed and treated thousands of work and environmental injuries and illnesses, and designed and implemented numerous medical monitoring programs for workplace exposures. He has also consulted widely with employers, health care professionals, and labor organizations on the prevention of work-related injuries and illnesses. Dr. Harrison has led many work and environmental investigations of disease outbreaks. He has served as a technical and scientific consultant to the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration and to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. His research interests include the collection and analyses of California and national data on the incidence of work-related injuries and illnesses. Dr. Harrison has authored or co-authored more than 80 peer-reviewed journal articles, and more than 40 book chapters/contributed articles/letters to the editor. He is the co-editor of the most recent edition of the textbook in the field.
Title of Talk: From Evidence to Action: Silica Regulation in California
Dr. Harrison will describe the health emergency from silicosis caused by engineered stone in California, and the policy actions that have been completed and proposed.
Time: May 13, 2026 12:00 PM Eastern Time
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