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LINE-OF-DUTY DEATHS
Review
the following NIOSH Fire
Fighter Fatality
Investigations and
determine if your
department is in
compliance with the NIOSH recommendations
for each incident.
F2006-B-Vehicle
Collision
F2006-17-Heart Attack
F2005-09-Structural Collapse
F2003-28-Training
CODES AND STANDARDS
Review the following codes and standards
and determine if your department is in
compliance with the requirements of
these standards.
NFPA 1500, Fire
Department Occupational Safety and
Health Program
NFPA 1581, Fire
Department Infection Control
NFPA 1999,
Protective Clothing for Emergency
Medical Operations
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1030,
Bloodborne
Pathogens
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134,
Respiratory
Protection
OTHER MATERIALS
Project Heroes
Harvard Heart Disease Study
Risk Management: Contributing Factors to
Fire Fighter LODD |
The
IAFF and IAFC have announced the third International
Fire and EMS Safety Stand Down to be held during the
week of June 17-23, 2007. IAFF affiliates and their fire and
EMS departments are urged to save the dates and
participate in this year's event, which offers maximum
opportunity for fire departments to include all possible
duty shifts.
