Syracuse, N.Y. — Volunteer fire officials across New York state are concerned about the cost of meeting what would be the largest overhaul in decades of federal safety regulations for firefighters.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. State and local officials are sounding alarms about the potential cost and feasibility of the Occupational Safety and Health ...

OSHA records show the Medline distribution facility in Tracy was the subject of multiple investigations before a five-alarm ...

BioLab has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor following an investigation that found that improperly stored hazardous chemicals were the cause of a fire at its Conyers facility seven months ago ...

UPDATE: This editorial has been updated to reflect that the emergency response standard would affect all emergency responders in Massachusetts and in many states across the country. As the U.S.

“The thing as a whole is going to send shock waves through Berkshire County volunteer fire departments,” Monterey Fire Chief Shawn Tryon recently told The Eagle. He wasn’t talking about a threat that ...

NFPA standards have long been the gold standard for the nation’s fire and rescue service. Over the years, this standard-making body has extended into developing consensus standards for every facet of ...

SIX, EIGHT, SEVEN, EIGHT, SIX, SEVEN, SIX MONTHS AFTER THIS EXPLOSION CLAIMED FOUR LIVES AT A FIREWORKS WAREHOUSE, OSHA HAS SLAPPED THE COMPANY THAT THE PLACE WITH SERIOUS VIOLATIONS AND SUBSTANTIAL ...