Full Text of SR1018 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, On February 5, 2024, the Occupational Safety and | 3 | | Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice of proposed | 4 | | rulemaking to issue a new safety and health standard, titled | 5 | | Emergency Response, to replace the existing Fire Brigades | 6 | | Standard, 29 C.F.R 1910.156; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, OSHA has requested public comment on the proposed | 8 | | rulemaking that is scheduled to conclude June 21, 2024; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has an OSHA-approved state | 10 | | plan; Illinois OSHA has adopted all OSHA standards in 29 CFR | 11 | | 1910; all proposed changes, if adopted, become compulsory for | 12 | | all Illinois fire departments; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, While the proposed provisions by OSHA intend to | 14 | | improve the safety of emergency responders, compliance with | 15 | | many of the new OSHA requirements would be financially | 16 | | burdensome and, in some cases, unfeasible for volunteer fire | 17 | | and emergency service departments; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has 1,107 registered fire | 19 | | departments, 65.2% of which are fully volunteer and 14.1% are | 20 | | mostly volunteer; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, OSHA's economic impact analysis of the potential | 2 | | changes lists the average annualized cost per organization at | 3 | | $14,551 for volunteer departments and $18,853 for mixed | 4 | | departments; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Volunteer fire protection districts in Illinois | 6 | | have limited resources, and any additional costs would hamper | 7 | | fire protection safety; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, OSHA is unable to certify that the proposed rule | 9 | | will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial | 10 | | number of small entities; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, OSHA's proposed rules have triggered the need for | 12 | | an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) mandated by | 13 | | the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) to determine the true | 14 | | cost to local fire departments; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Fire protection districts, especially volunteer | 16 | | fire departments, are an important pillar of public safety in | 17 | | Illinois; therefore, be it | 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge OSHA and the | 20 | | federal government to not implement new fire protection | 21 | | standards that will place a financial burden on public safety; |
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| 1 | | and be it further | 2 | | RESOLVED, That we urge OSHA and the federal government to | 3 | | conduct further analysis on the proposed changes to minimize | 4 | | the financial burden on small-entity volunteer fire | 5 | | departments; and be it further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be sent | 7 | | to all members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation. |
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