An updated direct final rule that incorporates more recent National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards into the OSHA fire protection standard for shipyards will go into effect Jan. 16. OSHA ...

ONE of the most basic tasks of a safety professional is complying with OSHA requirements in regard to fire safety. OSHA requires a company to comply in a number of different fire safety areas. While ...

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State and local officials are sounding alarms about the potential cost and feasibility of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s plan for a major overhaul of the standards that protect ...

ALBANY — The Firefighters Association of the State of New York has expressed concern with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s proposal to update the “fire brigades standard,” which ...

Enterprise Fire Chief Paul Karvoski uses the words “totally insane” to describe proposed federal regulations for fire departments, search and rescue units and other emergency responders. Wes Morgan’s ...

The late speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Tip O'Neill, once said, "All politics is local." The same can be said of the nation's fire codes. Perhaps it is because of the highly-localized, ...

Jadwin, Missouri, is a small settlement in the eastern Missouri Ozarks. It’s located in Dent County, which has more than 750 square miles and is served by a number of small departments. (Photo by ...