Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., an attorney who has defended employers against OSHA citation charges for more than 20 years, and a former chairman of the Occupational Health and Safety Review Commission, was announced September 15 as President Bush's intended nominee to be the head of OSHA.
Foulke, 52, is currently a partner in the law firm of Jackson Lewis LLP, working out of offices in Greenville, S.C., and Washington, D.C. Jackson Lewis is a large, national firm with 20 offices in the U.S.