Stakeholder Perspectives on OSHA’s Proposed Rule to Update the Fire Brigades Standard

House Homeland Security Committee
   Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee
310 Cannon

06/04/2024 at 10:00AM

A subcommittee hearing to hear stakeholder perspectives on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) proposed rule to replace the Fire Brigades standard in order to provide workplace protections for all personnel who respond to emergencies as part of their regular duties.

Witnesses:

  • David Denniston, 2nd Vice President, Association of Fire Districts of the State of New York
  • Chief Joseph Maruca, Director, National Volunteer Fire Council, Former Fire Chief of West Barnstable Fire Department
  • Evan Davis, Director, Government Affairs, International Association of Fire Fighters
  • Grant Walker, President, Prince George’s County Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics Association, International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1619