Eula Bingham
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Covington, Kentucky, U.S.
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]
Eula Bingham, an only child, was born in Covington, Kentucky, in 1929.[2] Her mother, Frieda (Sperl) Bingham, worked as a nurse and telephone operator. Her father, Arthur Bingham, was a railroad worker who lost his job during the Depression. Following the loss of his job the family moved to a farm in nearby Burlington, Kentucky.[3] After graduating from high school, Bingham was offered a job at Procter & Gamble Co., but her father insisted she should attend college instead and borrowed money to help pay for it.[2]
Education
Bingham earned a B.S. in 1951 in Chemistry and Biology from Eastern Kentucky University; a M.S. in 1954 in Physiology from the University of Cincinnati; and a Ph.D. in 1958 in Zoology, also from the University of Cincinnati.
