OSHA Says It Favors Preemption of State Law Respirator Claims
February 13, 2009
DOCUMENTS
- ISEA Letter
- OSHA Letter
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Occupational Health and Safety Administration has indicated in a recent letter its support for the preemption of certain state law claims alleging injury caused by NIOSH-certified defective respirators.
In a Jan. 9 letter to the head of the International Safety Equipment Association, OSHA Acting Assistant Secretary Thomas M. Stohler said his organization is willing to take the position that, under certain circumstances, conflict preemption precludes such claims because they interfere with the federal regulatory scheme enforced by NIOSH and OSHA.
Daniel K. Shipp, President of ISEA, wrote OSHA in May, requesting that it address the preemption …
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