Eula Bingham | |
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| Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Administration | |
| In office April 1977 – January 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Bert Concklin (acting) |
| Succeeded by | David Zeigler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 9, 1929 Covington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | June 13, 2020 (aged 90) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Education | Eastern Kentucky University B.S. Chemistry and Biology University of Cincinnati M.S., Ph.D. |
Eula Bingham (July 9, 1929 – June 13, 2020) was an American scientist, best known as an Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) during the Presidency of Jimmy Carter.[1] During her tenure as the head of OSHA, she eliminated more than 1,000 pedantic regulations and shifted the agency's focus to health and safety risks, establishing strict standards for workers' rights to know about their exposure to hazardous substances.[2][3]
- ^ "Department of Labor Nomination of Eula Bingham To Be an Assistant Secretary". The American Presidency Project. March 11, 1977.
- ^ "Eula Bingham, Who Repaired U.S. Safety Agency’s Reputation, Dies," The Wall Street Journal, July 3, 2020.
- ^ "Eula Bingham, Champion of Worker Safety, Dies at 90," The New York Times, June 23, 2020.