Lawsuits Surrounding OSHA’s – Respiratory Protection Standard

- Four lawsuits have been filed that challenge OSHA's new respiratory protection standard. One raises a fundamental issue, two are on their way to resolution and the fourth will, it is hoped, be resolved by cooler heads within the professions involved.That one basically pits doctors against nurses, COR was told. It was filed by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) and is concerned with who is qualified to do medical evaluation. OSHA says that, in states