This would be Richard Fairfax, currently deputy assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health.
Fairfax has worked in numerous positions at the agency since joining in 1980. One source who knows Fairfax says he is the longest-serving careerist at OSHA. Pat Tyson, an attorney and former OSHA chief, says, “He holds the place together. He is the glue, running day to day operations. His hours are incredibly long and stressful. He is eligible to retire, and I’m afraid he might do it. If he leaves, it will be a disaster, and you can quote me on that.”