Industry Shakers: Chem Lawyer Goes Private, Energy Vets Move

• Chemical Safety Board attorney moves to private practice • Vermont Conservation group gets new director

Beeta B. Lashkari is surprised to see how little OSHA enforcement has changed with the new presidential administration.

Shifts in presidencies influence the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s agenda, she says. President George W. Bush stood for compliance assistance, Barack Obama increased enforcement, and Donald Trump—"we all anticipate less enforcement but we see plenty.”

Lashkari was one of four inspector attorneys for the Chemical Safety Board for more than three years, investigating chemical accidents, before she took her new position at Conn Maciel Carey ...