Back Step Boys: Lithium-Ion Batteries, OSHA, and More

Ron Kanterman and Tom Aurnhammer walk through a litany of current issues, including the following

  • The lithium-ion battery saga.
  • The new OSHA Emergency Response Standard.
  • Wildland season in New York City and the vicinity.
  • The newly appointed Deputy U.S. Fire Administrator, Donna Black.
  • Liability issues in a propane explosion that resulted in an LODD.
  • The NERIS reporting system.

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