John L. Henshaw BS, MPH, CIH

John L. Henshaw, as a safety and health professional with over 35 years’ experience in safety, health, environmental and quality assurance, is President of Henshaw and Associates, Inc. a safety and health professional services firm of Florida. He was nominated by President George W. Bush on June 13, 2001 and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 3, 2001 to head the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA); a position he held until January 1, 2005.

As U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA, he headed up the Agency’s efforts to ensure worker safety and health in the United States by working with employers and employees to create better working environments. Currently there are more than 115 million workers at 7.1 million worksites in the United States. In Fiscal Year 2004, OSHA had an authorized staff of 2,220, including 1,123 inspectors. The agency’s appropriation was over $460 million. Prior to becoming the OSHA administrator, he served as Director, Environment, Safety and Health for Astaris LLC, a joint venture between Solutia and FMA Corp. Prior to that, he held similar positions at Solutia Inc., and Monsanto Company in St. Louis, Missouri.