OSHA的新规则可以将志愿消防员归类为雇员,面临可能迫使关闭的费用。 OSHA's new rule could classify volunteer firefighters as employees, facing costs that may force closures.

职业安全和健康管理局(OSHA)正面临对其提议的“应急标准”的批评,该标准可以将志愿消防员归类为雇员,要求他们接受更多的培训和购买新的设备。 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is facing criticism over its proposed "Emergency Response Standard" which could classify volunteer firefighters as employees, requiring them to undergo more training and purchase new equipment. 这使人们担心,OSHA每年估计花费14 000美元,但费用可能更高,可能导致志愿人员大规模流亡和消防部门关闭。 This has led to concerns that the costs, estimated at $14,000 annually by OSHA but potentially higher, could cause a mass exodus of volunteers and closure of fire departments. 参议员和代表呼吁对志愿部门实行豁免。 OSHA正在举行听证会,审议各项提案的可行性。 Senators and representatives have called for exemptions for volunteer departments, and OSHA is holding hearings to consider the proposals' feasibility.