Gary Visscher, has been appointed as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of OSHA. In this position, Visscher will oversee the Directorates of Federal State Operations, Technical Support, Information Technology Policy, the Standards Directorates, and the Offices of Public Affairs and Reinvention.
A former vice president of employee relations for the American Iron and Steel Institute, Visscher has significant experience dealing with labor and OSHA issues. From July 1999 through November 2000 he served as a Commissioner on the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, and was one of three members of the independent commission that reviewed OSHA citations and penalties that were contested by companies. Prior to this he served in Congressional staff positions from 1983-1999, including a stint as Workforce Policy Counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce from 1989-1999.