OSHA's emergency preparedness efforts. (EPA Expert to Head).(Brief Article)

Industrial Safety & Hygiene News, May, 2003

OSHA has tapped an EPA expert in community right-to-know to be its point person for coordinating emergency preparedness and response in workplaces around the nation. John Ferris is the new Special Assistant for Emergency Preparedness, in a move announced by OSHA chief John Henshaw.

Ferris served at EPA for 13 years as a technical expert in chemical emergency preparedness and prevention. He led the team for the development of regulations under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act and the Clean Air Act's Risk Management Program. Ferris also was the co-chair of the EPA/OSHA Standing Committee that oversees the coordination of risk management program and process safety management regulations.