Thorne G. Auchter

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]

In 1994, Auchter testified to OSHA's Public Meeting on Standards Planning Process on the safety of secondhand smoke.[3]

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References
  1. "U.S. Department of Labor -- History -- 5. Thorne Auchter Administration, 1981-1984: "Oh, what a (regulatory) relief"". www.dol.gov. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  2. "Science". industrydocuments.library.ucsf.edu. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  3. Paul H. Rubin. "The FDA's Prescription for Consumer Ignorance". legacy.library.ucsf.edu. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  4. Morris, Jim (7 July 2015). "How Politics Gutted Workplace Safety". Retrieved 6 March 2018 – via Slate.
  5. Ong, Elisa K.; Glantz, Stanton A. (1 November 2001). "Constructing "Sound Science" and "Good Epidemiology": Tobacco, Lawyers, and Public Relations Firms". American Journal of Public Health. 91 (11): 1749–1757. doi:10.2105/ajph.91.11.1749. PMC 1446868. PMID 11684593.


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