Table V.

Final list of key uncertainties, with polarized response options^*

Uncertainty Topic	Key Uncertainty Question	Response A	Response B
1. Training the OSH workforce	Will the OSH workforce be trained by third parties, such as traditional postsecondary education programs, or will it rely on employer-specific rapid readiness training on the job?	Traditional training	On-the-job training
2. Influence of organized labor	Does the renewed focus on worker rights and legislative reform reinvigorate organized labor, or is it rendered ineffective by opposition and apathy across industries?	Reinvigorated	Rendered ineffective
3. Trust in government	Do government agencies regain their reputation as a trusted source of health information, or does the public turn to individual influencers who become the dominant voice?	Government regains reputation	Individual influencers dominant voice
4. Global supply chain	Will industries restore domestic capacity, or will they become even more dependent on complex and unpredictable international commerce?	Restore domestic capacity	Complex international commerce
5. Regulatory policy and practice	As work arrangements change, does regulatory policy and practice protect the individual worker or industry bottom line?	Individual worker	Industry bottom line
6. Social connectedness	Do advances in technology foster connectedness and productivity, or do they socially isolate workers to a point of diminishing returns?	Tech connects	Tech isolates
7. The human element	As work tasks are continuously automated by more capable technologies, does human labor remain essential or become optional?	Human labor essential	Human labor optional
8. Workforce health and safety	As the workforce becomes more mobile and distributed, does health and safety remain an employer responsibility or does it become an individual responsibility?	Employer responsibility	Individual responsibility
9. Remote economy	Will the remote economy worsen occupational health disparities and inequities, or will it promote equity among a diverse workforce?	Worsens disparities and inequities	Promotes equity

^*Responses A and B in each row represent polarized outcome options for the corresponding uncertainty question.