I will defer the update to those within the IAFF who were specifically involved with that process.
I do know that flame retardants—organophosphates, brominated flame retardants—have posed a hazard to firefighters for quite some time. In terms of jurisdictions in the U.S., Proposition 65 in California, for example, has been successful in reducing the use of those types of chemicals in consumer products.
As I mentioned earlier, we are the harvesters and depositors of contaminants. Studies in fire stations for these specific chemicals have shown that the levels of flame retardants in many fire stations in the U.S. and Canada exceed what you would find in an e-waste facility in Thailand or in other jurisdictions that you know would have high levels of these contaminations and, more importantly, are treated as contaminated areas.
These are our workplaces as firefighters, and they contribute to the body burden of chemicals that ultimately lead to the diagnoses that our members unfortunately get too early and too young in their lives.