The California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation (CHSWC) announce the unanimous election of Commissioner Martin Brady as the Chair of the Commission for 2021.

The election was held at the December 3, 2020 public CHSWC meeting held online due to the current Covid-19 pandemic.

Martin Brady is Executive Director at Schools Insurance Authority, where he has worked since 1988.

He is a member of the California Joint Powers Authority, California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation, Public Agency Risk Managers Association, Public School Risk Institute, Association of Governmental Risk Pools and the Public Risk Management Association.

Mr. Brady has been a member of the Commission since 2012.

CHSWC, created by the workers’ compensation reform legislation of 1993, is charged with examining the health and safety and workers’ compensation systems in California and recommending administrative or legislative modifications to improve their operation.

CHSWC was established to conduct a continuing examination of the workers’ compensation system and of the state’s activities to prevent industrial injuries and occupational diseases and to examine those programs in other states.

Information about CHSWC and its meetings is available online. Information may also be obtained by writing to the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation, 1515 Clay Street, 17th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612; by calling (510) 622-3959; by faxing a request to (510) 286-0499; or by emailing chswc@dir.ca.gov.

Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, CHSWC public meetings will be held online until further notice.