Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
Eula Bingham (July 9, 1929 – June 13, 2020), toxicologist and former head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, looked back over her long career in this video, clipped from her 2016 interview by CPWR. A world class environmental scientist, Eula Bingham was a major contributor to public health through science-based advocacy and regulatory toxicology. During her tenure as head of the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) from 1977 to 1981, Bingham recognized that standards were not sufficient to protect workers. She empowered workers with new rules that opened access to information from employers, previously available only to the agency. Bingham understood the importance of worker training, whistleblower protections, extension of coverage to public employees, and stronger enforcement authority. Under Bingham, OSHA adopted more standards (including acrylonitrile, benzene, cotton dust, inorganic arsenic, and lead) than in any similar time before or since. This was clipped from the 2016 CPWR video Pioneers in Construction Safety & Health - Eula Bingham (20:31 mins) available at youtube.com/watch?v=uEtz5QhQiRk. CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training (formerly known as The Center to Protect Workers’ Rights) is an international leader in applied research, training, and service to the construction industry. CPWR is dedicated to reducing occupational injuries, illnesses and fatalities in the construction industry. Through research, training, and service programs, CPWR serves the industry in cooperation with key federal and construction industry partners nationwide. To learn more about CPWR programs and work, visit their website at cpwr.com .
Eula Bingham (July 9, 1929 – June 13, 2020), toxicologist and former head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, looked back over her long career in this video, clipped from her 2016 interview by CPWR. A world class environmental scientist, Eula Bingham was a major contributor to public health through science-based advocacy and regulatory toxicology. During her tenure as head of the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) from 1977 to 1981, Bingham recognized that standards were not sufficient to protect workers. She empowered workers with new rules that opened access to information from employers, previously available only to the agency. Bingham understood the importance of worker training, whistleblower protections, extension of coverage to public employees, and stronger enforcement authority. Under Bingham, OSHA adopted more standards (including acrylonitrile, benzene, cotton dust, inorganic arsenic, and lead) than in any similar time before or since. This was clipped from the 2016 CPWR video Pioneers in Construction Safety & Health - Eula Bingham (20:31 mins) available at youtube.com/watch?v=uEtz5QhQiRk. CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training (formerly known as The Center to Protect Workers’ Rights) is an international leader in applied research, training, and service to the construction industry. CPWR is dedicated to reducing occupational injuries, illnesses and fatalities in the construction industry. Through research, training, and service programs, CPWR serves the industry in cooperation with key federal and construction industry partners nationwide. To learn more about CPWR programs and work, visit their website at cpwr.com .
