It's going to be a helluva year, with the budget, politics, and critical stages of launching initiatives that can really make a difference in the long run," says John Moran, recently appointed as OSHA's director of policy. "It's a wild time. I have a habit of getting myself into things like this."
Moran probably generates as much heat as he attracts. He was outspoken as a NIOSH official, as a safety construction and training specialist for the Laborers' International Union, and as a member of OSHA's construction advisory council. Now, after a short stint as a special safety assistant at the Department of Energy, he finds himself as a key member of OSHA's front office team during one of the most pivotal times in the agency's history. In early February, we caught up with Moran, who can be reflective and assertive at the same time, for a telephone interview. Here are excerpts from that conversation:
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