This was issued by NIOSH and at the start of the new year a good thing to think hard about. Has to do with LODD Prevention. If you haven't followed the reports from NIOSH, you should, it's your butt on the line. What can be learned from them is priceless and very eye opening of the stupid things we do that get us hurt and killed, Stay Safe!
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released “Leading Recommendations for Preventing Fire Fighter Fatalities, 1998–2005,” that summarizes the most frequent recommendations from the first eight years of the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP). It was compiled to help Emergency Services Sector (ESS) departments and agencies protect personnel, their foremost critical infrastructure, by developing, updating, and implementing effective policies, programs, and training to prevent Line-of Duty Deaths (LODD).
The report synthesizes 1,286 individual recommendations from the 335 FFFIPP investigations conducted through 2005. The investigations, which involved 372 LODDs, encompassed circumstances such as cardiovascular-related deaths, motor vehicle accidents, structure fires, diving incidents, and electrocutions in career, volunteer, and combination departments in both urban and rural settings throughout the United States.
The recommendations were developed by NIOSH investigators using existing fire service standards, guidelines, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and other relevant resources. NIOSH personnel reviewed records, such as police, medical, and victims’ work/training records, as well as departmental procedures, and examined the incident site and equipment used, including personal protective equipment. The Emergency Management and Response—Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EMR-ISAC) notes that for each of the ten recommendation categories that follow, the report presents an overview of the category, category recommendations, a case example of a fatality investigation report summary, ESS department self-assessment questions, and key resources.
· Medical screening
· Fitness and wellness
· Standard operating procedures and guidelines (SOPs)
· Communications
· Incident command
· Motor vehicle
· Personal protective equipment
· Strategies and tactics
· Rapid intervention team
· Staffing
The report (56 pp., 828.89 KB) is available at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2009-100/pdfs/2009-100.pdf.
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