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"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez |
:: Monday, April 12, 2004 ::
In National Emergencies, OSHA to Provide Assistance, Not Enforcement By James L Nash, Occupational Hazards
As the work around the old World Trade Center (WTC) proceeded, critics claim some workers did not wear proper respiratory protection and were not protected from the toxic atmosphere that was present.
'Now, literally 6,000 heroic workers who responded in that emergency are seriously ill,' according to Joel Shufro, executive director of the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYSCOSH), a leading critic of OSHA's handling of safety and health at the former WTC site.
In its new National Emergency Management Plan (NEMP), the agency has clarified that in the future, OSHA will not enforce safety rules, but will instead 'provide technical assistance during large-scale emergencies,' according to an OSHA official. A major part of OSHA's assistance role during the emergency phase of nationally significant incidents 'includes the assessment and the management of the risks faced by first responders and recovery workers,' the official explained.
The management of these risks includes using OSHA standards, but this will be done within the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Plan (NRP), which are administered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).------------------------------------------- posted 8:24 AM :: reference link ::
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