Dave D. Lauriski was the

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Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, the head of the

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. He was appointed by

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in 2001 and he resigned in November 2004. Before he joined government, Lauriski ran his own consulting firm in

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. He was previously General Manager of

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, and earlier, Director of Health, Safety, Environmental and Government Affairs for Interwest Mining Company.

References

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