Presented on May 29, 2024
OSHA Emergency Response Rulemaking - How Will it Affect You?
with Jim Sinclair
Stobbs & Sinclair, Ltd.
OSHA Emergency Response Rulemaking - How Will it Affect You?
with Jim Sinclair
Stobbs & Sinclair, Ltd.
OSHA is proposing a new rule for emergency responders, called Emergency Response. OSHA’s current Fire Brigades standard, 29 CFR 1910.156, provides protection specifically to industrial or private firefighters but no other types of emergency responders. It was published in 1980 and has not been updated with subsequent improvements in personal protective clothing and equipment or advances in safety and health practices. OSHA proposes to replace the existing 29 CFR 1910.156 with the new Emergency Response standard. The new rule would provide updated health and safety protections for firefighters, emergency medical service providers, and technical search and rescuers.
This proposed rule does not differentiate types or sizes of departments or budgets. It will affect every department in Illinois. This video will give veiwers an overview of how this new rule will potentially affect their departments and how to contact your elected officials to comment on the changes.
This proposed rule does not differentiate types or sizes of departments or budgets. It will affect every department in Illinois. This video will give veiwers an overview of how this new rule will potentially affect their departments and how to contact your elected officials to comment on the changes.
JAMES SINCLAIR is an attorney with offices in Alton, Illinois. Mr. Sinclair has represented fire protection districts of all sizes and types throughout Illinois for more than 40 years and he serves as the legal counsel for the Illinois Association of Fire Protection Districts. He is a featured columnist for The Fire Call magazine, co-author of the Handbook for Trustees and a regular speaker at conferences of the association and related programs. Mr. Sinclair is a graduate of the University of Illinois (BA), the University of Wisconsin (M.A.), and the Washington University School of Law (J.D.). He is a member of the Illinois and Missouri bars.
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This video was recorded on May 29, 2024. The content of this presentation is intended to be informative and is not to be construed as legal advice. Information can and will develop rapidly, therefore this video will be available for a limited time to view online.
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For more information:
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Emergency Response Rulemaking
Update: The deadline for comment submission is June 21, 2024.
Comments can be submitted to the Emergency Response Docket at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/OSHA-2007-0073.
OSHA will also be hosting a public hearing, the date of which has yet to be determined. To ensure access to the hearing for all interested members of the public, remote access will be provided.
Additional information on OSHA's rulemaking process and how stakeholders can participate is available at https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/rulemakingprocess.
Emergency Response Rulemaking
Update: The deadline for comment submission is June 21, 2024.
Comments can be submitted to the Emergency Response Docket at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/OSHA-2007-0073.
OSHA will also be hosting a public hearing, the date of which has yet to be determined. To ensure access to the hearing for all interested members of the public, remote access will be provided.
Additional information on OSHA's rulemaking process and how stakeholders can participate is available at https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/rulemakingprocess.
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