Louisville man, former UPS executive tapped to lead federal workplace safety organization
A Louisville man and former UPS executive has been tapped by President Trump to lead the federal agency that oversees worker safety.
David Keeling was recently appointed as an assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Labor, where the Occupational, Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, is housed, according to the Congressional Record.
In that job, he will oversee OSHA.
“I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to President Trump for nominating me to be the next OSHA Administrator at the US Department of Labor,” Keeling said in a LinkedIn post. “It is an incredible honor, and if confirmed, I am excited about the opportunity to work with Secretary Lori Chavez-Deremer and Deputy Secretary Keith Sonderling to further OSHA’s mission to enhance workplace safety and health.”
According to his LinkedIn post, Keeling spent decades with UPS in safety and health compliance, at one point serving as vice president of global health and safety for the logistics and shipping giant.
More recently he worked for Amazon, also in global transportation safety and as a consultant.
