Safety, Health Groups Urge Feds To Upgrade Qualifications For OSH Job Series

Two key safety and health organizations are urging the federal government to adopt a set of recommendations from OSHA's federal worker advisory council to upgrade the qualifications for its occupational safety and health (OSH) job series, arguing that the existing requirements are outdated. A source familiar with the process tells Inside OSHA Online that the next steps in evaluating the recommendations include reaching out to agencies to determine the need for a change and the potential impact. The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIH