The sentence is correct and usable in written English. You can use the sentence when you want to emphasize that something needs to be done quickly. For example, "Please treat this request as urgent as we need to have it finished by tomorrow.".
In light of the extent and high costs of MSDs, we suggest that the bodies responsible for maintenance of professional standards for OHS and general management professionals should treat this issue as urgent.
The FBI treated this, as far as I can tell, as a kind of routine request.
treat this as it is real life.
Don't treat this as a snack.
"This work is as urgent as it is important".
This is about as urgent as it gets".
11.11am: Dannatt says that equipment had been requested as "urgent operational requirements" for Iraq that had previously been struck out as cost savings.
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