OSHA Extends Comment Deadline For Emergency Response Proposal

OSHA has extended the comment deadline for its proposed health and safety standards for “emergency responders” by 45 days, after dozens of state and local fire departments, as well as at least one employer-side law firm, sought more time to determine how the rule’s sweeping list of new and amended mandates would affect them or their clients. In a Federal Register notice slated for publication March 28, OSHA says it is responding to comment letters where “[s]takeholders explained that...