Foulke takes office as new head of OSHA in April.On April 3, Edwin G. Foulke Jr. took office as the assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, heading the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. agency established (1970) in the Dept. of Labor (see Labor, United States Department of) to develop and enforce regulations for the safety and health of workers in businesses that are engaged in interstate (OSHA OSHA n. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a branch of the US Department of Labor responsible for establishing and enforcing safety and health standards in the workplace. ). Foulke was nominated for the post by President George W. Bush in September and confirmed by unanimous consent of the Senate in March. Foulke's appointment was approved as part of a block of nominations put forward for several individuals to different federal positions. Foulke, a South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. attorney and adjunct professor at St. Mary's Dominican College in New Orleans, served on the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC OSHRC Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHA) ) from 1990 to 1995, chairing the commission from March 1990 through February 1994. The OSHRC is an independent federal agency created to decide contests of citations or penalties resulting from OSHA inspections of American workplaces. |
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