OCCUPATIONAL,SAFETY,HEALTH,+WELLNESS

This text is NEW and meets the Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) learning outcomes and lesson outlines for the associates course, Occupational Safety and Health for Emergency Responders. Emergency responder safety is a primary responsibility of all emergency services organizations. This manual provides guidance for an organizational to achieve the requirements of NFPA 1500, Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program. The content is a guide to a comprehensive occupational safety, health and wellness program in a fire and emergency response organization. This text includes: Requirements for fire department occupation safety and health programs Procedures to implement and manage occupational safety and health programs How to motivate the fire and emergency services organizations to prioritize member safety and health Establish safety and health objectives for the department or organization Ensure a safe and healthy work environment in emergency and nonemergency activities The chapters of the text are correlated to the FESHE Outcomes The text includes managing the cancer risk Chapter 10, Facility Safety, addresses preventing carcinogens in the living space in a fire station. The book contains the latest standards and statistics concerning health, safety and wellness Content is concise and easy-to-follow Research citations and end notes are included NFPA 1500 and other standards have an important presence throughout the manual