NVFC Comments on OSHA’s Proposed Emergency Response Standard; Public Hearing Announced

July 30, 2024

On July 16, the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) submitted its public comments regarding the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) proposed Emergency Response Standard. View the NVFC’s comments here. The public comment period on the proposed standard concluded on July 22.

OSHA will hold a virtual public hearing on the proposed standard in November and is now accepting written requests to testify. The hearing will begin on November 12, 2024, and continue from 9:30 am until 4:30 pm ET on subsequent weekdays for as long as needed to hear the testimonies and question witnesses.

Written requests to testify are due by September 27. Individuals or groups who request more than 10 minutes to present their oral testimony at the hearing or who will submit documentary evidence at the hearing must submit the full text of their testimony and all documentary evidence no later than October 18.

The NVFC will submit a request to testify and encourages all members of the volunteer fire service to do the same. More information on the public hearing can be found here. Submit your request to testify here.