Secretary of Labor Elaine L.
Chao announced the appointment of Louis P.
Cannon, the Chairman of the National Fraternal Order of Police Federal
Officers Committee and President of the District of Columbia Lodge, to
serve a three-year term as a labor representative on the Federal Advisory
Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH).
"I am honored to be asked to serve on this Council," Cannon said.
"It will
enable me to provide the views of the F.O.P. on important issues affecting
the occupational safety and health of Federal law enforcement
officers."
The Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health is
responsible for encouraging the establishment and maintenance of effective
safety initiatives in every Federal agency and department and helping to
develop new policies in the Federal sector.
Lou Cannon began his law enforcement career in 1973 with the Washington,
D.C. Metropolitan Police Department. He retired from that department
after
twenty-two years of service and moved to the Library of Congress Police in
1996. He is currently serving as a uniformed Inspector with the United
States Mint Police.
Cannon is the most recent of a number of F.O.P. leaders who have received
such appointments. National President Steve Young was appointed to the
Medal of Valor Board and the President's Homeland Security Advisory
Council. National Legislative Committee Chairman William J. Nolan also
serves on the Medal of Valor Board. National Sergeant-at-Arms Kenneth
Rocks was appointed to the Federal Prison Industries Board of Directors,
which he chairs; and Executive Director James O. Pasco, Jr., was appointed
to the Federal Salary Council.
The Fraternal Order of Police is the largest law enforcement labor
organization in the United States, with more than 300,000 members.
Chris L. Granberg
Senior Legislative Liaison
Fraternal Order of Police
National Legislative Office
(o) (202) 547 - 8189
(f) (202) 547 - 8190
grandlodgefop.org
