OSHA Power Expands With FAA Draft Policy On Flight Crew Member OSH Protections

In a rare expansion of federal OSHA authority, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has come out with a long-awaited proposed policy that calls for the two agencies to work in concert to protect crew members while aircraft are in operation. The proposal -- called for by a section of this year's FAA modernization bill -- supplants an FAA policy dating to 1975 that gave FAA sole jurisdiction over occupational safety and health conditions in aircraft. The new policy would give OSHA standards a role in safety conditions in the air. FAA’s aviation safety regulations will still take precedence,