On February 5, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) related to the Fire Brigades standard, 29 C.F.R. 1910.156, and related ...

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A change by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration could potentially drive up fire departments budgets and hurt recruitment across the country, including those in Chautauqua County.

State and local officials are sounding alarms about the potential cost and feasibility of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s plan for a major overhaul of the standards that protect ...

Enterprise Fire Chief Paul Karvoski uses the words “totally insane” to describe proposed federal regulations for fire departments, search and rescue units and other emergency responders. Wes Morgan’s ...

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing new emergency response standards that if adopted could make it harder for volunteer departments in Nassau County to operate. The county ...

Like most rural volunteer fire departments, the Natoma, Kansas, department uses old fire protection gear. Proposed OSHA rules could require Fire Chief Keith Koelling to replace it all with new gear ...

UPDATE: This editorial has been updated to reflect that the emergency response standard would affect all emergency responders in Massachusetts and in many states across the country. As the U.S.

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