The League joined the NJ State Fire & EMS Institute, NJ State Fire Chiefs Association, NJ Volunteer Fire Chiefs Association, NJ Career Fire Chiefs Association, NJ State Association of Fire Districts, NJ Deputy & Battalion Fire Chiefs Association, and the International Association of Fire Chiefs, NJ Section to provide comments regarding the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Docket No. OSHA–2007–0073 rule proposal about how some are costly and difficult to enforce. The letter asked for enforcement flexibility and made recommendations regarding the creation of an After Action Report and what should be included.
The comments focused on the proposed rules and the difficulty to enforce, how costly it is for local governments, how it put volunteer departments in financial jeopardy, that it does not permit needed flexibility, and that it does not take human factors into account.
Contact: Paul Penna, Senior Legislative Analyst, ppenna@njlm.org, 609-695-3481, x110.