 Amanda Edens
Deputy Director
Directorate of Standards and Guidance
Occupational Safety and Health
Amanda Edens joined the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in
1985 as an Industrial Hygienist in the Directorate of Health Standards (re-organized
in 2002 to the Directorate of Standards and Guidance).
Over her 21 year career, she has participated in various projects serving as team
leader on such rulemaking projects as asbestos, glycol ethers and tuberculosis. She
has provided technical support for other rulemaking projects such as methylene
chloride, cadmium, blood borne pathogens, and lead. Over these years, she has
seen many changes to the rulemaking process and has helped OSHA to understand
and implement new steps added to the regulatory process.
In 2002, Edens was named the Director for the Office of Chemical Hazards-Metals.
As office director, she is responsible for the oversight of metal-oriented projects
such as the hexavalent chromium and beryllium rulemakings. In 2006, she was
named as the Deputy Director of the Directorate of Standards and Guidance.
Edens has represented OSHA on various committees throughout her career. Most
recently, she serves on the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s Committee on
Environment and Natural Resources, the National Toxicology Program’s Executive
Committee and the National Academy of Sciences NIEHS Federal Liaison Group to
the National Academy of Science’s Committee on Emerging Issues and Data on
Environmental Contaminants.
Edens graduated from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 1982 with
a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She also earned her Master of Science in Public
Health degree from Chapel Hill in 1985.
OSHA's role is to assure the safety and health of America's employees by setting and
enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing partnerships;
and encouraging continual improvement in workplace safety and health.
September 2006
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