Swartz will advise the secretaries of Labor and Health and Human Services

on occupational safety and health programs and policies. "I'm honored

to have the opportunity to advise the government's decision makers on matters

of occupational safety," said Swartz. "I welcome the opportunity to

share the success Delta has had in creating, implementing and improving

programs

that result in better work environments for our employees."

Earlier

this year, Delta's TechOps division earned Star status, the Occupational

Safety

and Health Administration's (OSHA) top honor for industry- leading

safety practices, policies and training. Delta is the only major commercial

airline

to qualify for and receive Star status. Delta has earned the FAA's

Diamond award for six consecutive years, the FAA's most prestigious safety

honor.

Swartz is currently on the Boards of Project Safe Georgia, the National

Safety Council and Georgetown University McDonough School of Business.

He is an

active member and past president of the National Safety Council's

Air Transport Section's Executive Committee, and was awarded the National

Safety

Council's

Distinguished Service to Safety Award in 1993, the highest recognition

bestowed on an individual by this group.

He received the Flight Safety Foundation's Air BP Ramp Safety Award in

1999. NACOSH, comprised of occupational safety professionals, was established

under

the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to advise the secretaries

of Labor and Health and Human Services on occupational safety and health

programs

and

policies.

Members of the 12-person advisory committee serve two- year

terms and are chosen on the basis of their knowledge and experience in

occupational safety

and health.