EMS, firefighters challenge worsened by OSHA proposal: Lawmakers

(The Center Square) – Already facing significant challenges, emergency service organizations such as fire and EMS departments could face tougher operations and recruitment if the Department of Labor finalizes a new OSHA rule, a North Carolina congresswoman and her colleagues say.

Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., and 23 other members of Congress have urged Julie Su, the record-setting unconfirmed nominee for commissioner of the Labor Department, to withdraw the rule proposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Lawmakers say the rule’s safety intent is respected, but will do far more harm than good.