(Washington) OSHA announced that it will publish a proposal in January 2024 to update and expand safety and health protections for emergency responders, including firefighters, emergency medical service providers and technical search and rescue workers.
The proposed rule requires employers to obtain baseline medical screening for all emergency responders and ensure continued medical surveillance for responders when they are exposed to the byproducts of fires and explosions more than 15 times annually.
The public will be able submit comments to the docket once the Federal Register formally publishes the proposed rule.
