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 ...

COLONA, Ill. — The Colona Fire Department is pushing back against new fire safety standards proposed by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Fire Chief John Swan said these ...

Jul. 18—CARTHAGE — Fire officials had a chance to voice concerns about a proposal from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that would change "Fire Brigades" standards. Local officials ...

ALBANY — The Firefighters Association of the State of New York has expressed concern with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s proposal to update the “fire brigades standard,” which ...

SEBASTIAN COUNTY, Ark — A new proposed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirement could greatly impact rural and volunteer fire departments in Arkansas. The proposed rule is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating a live fire training in Newington that sent six students and an instructor to the hospital with burns over the weekend. Charred ...

Errors in policy and procedure by both the Sterling and Rock Falls fire departments contributed in large part to the death of Sterling firefighter Lt. Garrett Ramos, the Occupational Health and Safety ...