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Town road commissioner warns new OSHA proposals could strain small towns
Summary
Joelle Corey briefed the selectmen on proposed federal OSHA rules she said would significantly affect small towns, citing examples such as mandated replacement cycles for fire gear (every five years) and trucks (every 20 years).
During the June 18, 2024 Selectmen meeting, Joelle Corey, the town’s Code Enforcement officer and road commissioner, provided an update on new proposed rules from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Corey said the proposed requirements could have a significant impact on small towns’ budgets and operations.
The minutes record examples mentioned in the update: potential mandates to replace fire gear every five years and to replace municipal trucks every 20 years. Corey characterized these kinds of lifecycle mandates as measures that would “affect small town[s] drastically” in the minutes’ wording. The record does not list cost estimates or steps the town plans to take in response; selectmen did not record a formal vote or directive related to the OSHA update at the meeting.
