Employers welcome confirmation of new OSHA head; Attorney fills void at safety agency.(News)(Edwin G. Foulke Jr. joins Occupational Safety and Health Administration )

From: Business Insurance | Date: March 20, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: MARK A. HOFMANN

Business groups hope that the new head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will continue the agency's emphasis on helping employers comply with OSHA's rules and regulations rather than relying on enforcement alone.

OSHA had been without a permanent administrator for more than a year until Edwin G. Foulke Jr. received Senate confirmation as assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health last week. He succeeds Jonathan Snare, who headed the agency as acting assistant secretary of labor following the resignation of ...

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