Thorne G. Auchter Explained
Thorne Auchter is the former Director of the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) from 1981 to 1984, during the early part of the Reagan Administration,[1] [2] [3] replacing former President Jimmy Carter's appointee Eula Bingham.[4] He is also the former director of the American lobbying group Federal Focus' Institute for Regulatory Policy.[5]
Historians Kevin M. Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer have written that Auchter's appointment to head OSHA illustrates the Reagan Administration strategy for undermining New Deal programs by appointing key officials who opposed the stated mission of their agencies. Autchter's construction firm "had repeatedly been fined by OSHA in the past."[6]
In 1994, Auchter testified to OSHA's Public Meeting on Standards Planning Process on the safety of secondhand smoke.[3]
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Notes and References
- Web site: U.S. Department of Labor -- History -- 5. Thorne Auchter Administration, 1981-1984: "Oh, what a (regulatory) relief". www.dol.gov. 6 March 2018.
- Web site: Science. industrydocuments.library.ucsf.edu. 6 March 2018.
- Web site: The FDA's Prescription for Consumer Ignorance. Paul H. Rubin. legacy.library.ucsf.edu. 6 March 2018.
- Web site: How Politics Gutted Workplace Safety. Jim. Morris. 7 July 2015. 6 March 2018. Slate.
- Constructing "Sound Science" and "Good Epidemiology": Tobacco, Lawyers, and Public Relations Firms. Elisa K.. Ong. Stanton A.. Glantz. 1 November 2001. American Journal of Public Health. 91. 11. 1749–1757. 11684593. 1446868. 10.2105/ajph.91.11.1749.
- Book: Kruse. Kevin M.. Fault Lines: A History of the United States Since 1974. Zelizer. Julian E.. W.W. Norton & Company. 2019. 978-0-393-08866-3. First. New York, NY. 120–121. 1037809174.
