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Boston — A measure to extend OSHA protections to an estimated 400,000 Massachusetts public employees, including those in state and local governments, was unanimously approved by the state House on March 1.

Boston – Massachusetts is closer to extending OSHA protections to an estimated 400,000 public workers after the state’s House on Oct. 25 voted unanimously in favor of a bill (H. 3952) that boosts safety standards for all state and municipal government employees.

One of the larger omissions in the Occupational Safety and Health Act is that the law doesn’t extend to state or local governments, meaning public employees don’t have the same protection guarantees as those in private industry.