The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a regulatory agency of the United States Department of Labor that originally had federal visitorial powers to inspect and examine workplaces. OSHA's mission is to "assure safe and healthy working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance." OSHA's workplace safety inspections have been shown to reduce injury rates and injury costs without adverse effects on employment, sales, credit ratings, or firm survival.
On February 5, 2024, OSHA issued a notice to update and replace Fire Brigades Standard 26 C.F.R. 1910.156 established in 1980 with a new Emergency Response Standard providing essential workplace protection for emergency responder professions. The proposed new standards include facility safety changes that are critical considerations in the modernization of Chelmsford’s Fire Stations 3 & 5 to maintain compliance with future OSHA standards and the safety of our fire department personnel.
The proposed new requirements are summarized in the OSHA Proposed New Comprehensive Emergency Response Standard document.
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