OSHA's new boss, John Henshaw, officially started work on August 6 after breezing through his Senate confirmation hearing on August 2 and getting the full Senate's approval on August 3.
Mr. Henshaw, most recently the director of environment, safety and health for Astaris, LLC in St. Louis, becomes the third safety and health professional from industry to take the helm at OSHA, following John Pendergrass (1986-1989), an industrial hygienist from 3M, and Jerry Scannell (1989-1992), safety and health director for Johnson & Johnson.