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HUNTINGDON (January 22) — Huntingdon’s town council met in a brief session to take action on a few items. The first was a request by Walter Smothers, Director of Public Safety, to add a section to the Fire Department Policy and Procedure manual to make it OSHA compliant.
The added amendment states: “The use of respiratory protection is required by the Tennessee Occupational Safety & Health Administration (TOSHA) in the control of those occupational diseases caused by breathing air contaminated with harmful dusts, fogs, fumes, mists, gases, smokes, sprays, or vapors when effective engineering control measures are not feasible. Such is the case for the fire service; therefore, the use of respiratory protection is required where hazardous atmospheres are likely.”
The fire department already has this equipment in place and uses it when necessary but the policy manual did not address the fact that it is a requirement to use this equipment. This amendment takes care of that. The council approved the amendment unanimously.
The council approved a suspension of the rules of order to address a change order for the LPRF (Local Park and Recreational Fund) Kelly Sports Complex Phase II contract with Miller Contractors.
The change order came about after there were no bidders for HVAC work for the concessions building. Miller Contractors expressed interest in providing this work to prevent further construction delays for the project.