Volunteer fire officials across New York state are concerned about the cost of meeting a major overhaul of federal safety regulations for firefighters.
Syracuse, N.Y. — Volunteer fire officials across New York state are concerned about the cost of meeting what would be the largest overhaul in decades of federal safety regulations for firefighters.
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration late last year released its proposed Emergency Response standard, which would set workplace protections for emergency responders such as firefighters and paramedics. It would replace rules from 1980 covering only firefighters.
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