OSHA’s proposed Emergency Response Standard—an overhaul of the decades-old Fire Brigades Standard—would apply to firefighting, emergency medical services, and technical search and rescue. The proposed ...

In today’s fast-paced work environment, statistics reveal a troubling reality: a workplace injury occurs every seven seconds in the United States, totaling 5,250 fatal injuries and 2.8 million ...

A new Emergency Response Standard (ERS) has been proposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to impose additional requirements on organizations with employees who respond to ...

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation are crucial life-saving techniques that can greatly influence survival rates during emergencies involving sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The ...

On February 5, 2024, OSHA revealed its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for a new Emergency Response Standard, initiating a public comment period. As we previously reported, the rulemaking is designed to ...

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A virtual public hearing on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) proposal to modify the way the nation’s fire, rescue and EMS personnel respond to emergencies is underway and may ...

Envoy recently announced new features for Emergency Notifications. The update adds proactive safety communication and anomaly detection capabilities that help organizations better prepare for ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — “What now?” That’s one of many questions that arise immediately after natural disasters strike. FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, often comes up during the response period ...