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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release December 9, 1999

PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES STUART E. WEISBERG AS A MEMBER OF THE OCCUPATIONAL

SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

The President today announced his intent to recess appoint Stuart E. Weisberg as a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

Mr. Stuart E. Weisberg, of Bethesda, Maryland, served as Chair of the Commission from 1994-1999. From 1985-1994, he served as staff Director and chief counsel for the House Government Operations Subcommittee on Employment and Housing. Previously, Mr. Weisberg served for eight years as an attorney and later a supervisor in the office of General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board.

Mr. Weisberg received a B.A. degree from Brandeis University and a J.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) is an independent quasi-judicial agency established by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. The Commission is charged with ruling on cases forwarded to it by the Department of Labor when disagreements arise over the results of safety inspections performed by the Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

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