The Association is aware and familiar with the proposed new 29 CFR 1910.156 regulation and seeks, through this page, to convey the actions and intents of the Association in the adoption and application of this update to the current regulation. This page will offer the reader an overview of the actions and positions of the Association.
Proposed Standard– Read the proposed Emergency Response Standard in the Federal Register and submit a comment through the public comment portal (deadline is June 21).
Timeline
January 2024 – Dept of Labor releases the proposed standard
March 2024 – The Executive Committee of the SC Association assigns authors of a position paper
April 2024 – The Executive Committee approves the position paper
April 2024 – The Executive Committee takes the position paper to the federal elected delegation in Washington DC
May 2024 – Creation of the web site and education of the membership
May 2024 – The Association creates a fire service study ad-hoc committee from around the state to prepare and respond
June 2024 – The Association formally comments to US DOL / OSHA
June 2024 – The issue is offered at SC Fire-Rescue
Fall 2024 – The Association enlarges the Ad-Hoc group to include partner/affiliated agencies and organizations
SC State Firefighters' Association Action and Position
Our Ad-Hoc Committee and Mission
Our Partner's Position
- NVFC
- NVFC's website on the subject
- NVFC 2024 Spring Board meeting minutes
- NVFC Webinar: Update from OSHA on the Proposed Emergency Response Standard
- Recording of the webinar in the NVFC Virtual Classroom
- More comprehensive webinar that OSHA did with the U.S. Fire Administration
- IAFC
After you have read and familiarized yourselves with the document, please go to the below link and file a comment on behalf of your department. It is vital that the federal DOL hear your specific examples and thoughts in the adoption process for this regulation.
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