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LAWS, STANDARDS, AND LAWS, STANDARDS, AND REGULATIONSREGULATIONS

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OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

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A. Given written SOPs and A. Given written SOPs and working in small groups, students working in small groups, students will compare the SOPs to laws, will compare the SOPs to laws, standards, and regulations, and standards, and regulations, and will recommend changes to bring will recommend changes to bring the SOPs into compliancethe SOPs into compliance

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B. Given applicable laws, B. Given applicable laws, standards, and regulations, and standards, and regulations, and working individually, students working individually, students will list at least three actions will list at least three actions that will improve their that will improve their department's safety and health department's safety and health programprogram

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KNOWLEDGE OF PERTINENT KNOWLEDGE OF PERTINENT LAWS, STANDARDS, AND LAWS, STANDARDS, AND

REGULATIONSREGULATIONS

The HSO must have a working The HSO must have a working knowledge as they affect the safety, knowledge as they affect the safety, health, and department operations.health, and department operations.

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EMPLOYER SAFETY AND EMPLOYER SAFETY AND HEALTH RESPONSIBILITYHEALTH RESPONSIBILITY

• More responsible for safety & More responsible for safety & workers' rightsworkers' rights

• Development of child labor lawsDevelopment of child labor laws

• Employee safety and health rightsEmployee safety and health rights

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LAWSLAWS

• Improved worker safety & health in Improved worker safety & health in past 20 – 25 yearspast 20 – 25 years

• Statutory laws pertain to civil and Statutory laws pertain to civil and criminal matterscriminal matters

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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIESLEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES

• CongressCongress– SARASARA– Ryan White CARE ActRyan White CARE Act

• State and Local MandatesState and Local Mandates– Response for Emergency VehiclesResponse for Emergency Vehicles– Fire Apparatus Inspection Fire Apparatus Inspection ProgramProgram

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VideoVideo

The Making of Codes and The Making of Codes and StandardsStandards

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CONSENSUS STANDARDSCONSENSUS STANDARDS

• Procedure or document that can be Procedure or document that can be followedfollowed

• Developed reactivelyDeveloped reactively

• Not mandatory unless adopted by Not mandatory unless adopted by public authoritypublic authority


The court system recognizes NFPA The court system recognizes NFPA codes and standards as codes and standards as "Standards of Care". OSHA can "Standards of Care". OSHA can cite fire departments under cite fire departments under "General Duty Clause" "General Duty Clause" referencing NFPA codes and referencing NFPA codes and standards.standards.


NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATIONASSOCIATION


NFPANFPA

• Over 270 codes & standardsOver 270 codes & standards

• Fire Service Safety & Health Fire Service Safety & Health

• Protective Clothing & EquipmentProtective Clothing & Equipment

• Fire Apparatus & EquipmentFire Apparatus & Equipment

• Professional QualificationsProfessional Qualifications

• Fire Service TrainingFire Service Training


NFPA 1500NFPA 1500

Standard for a Fire Standard for a Fire Department Occupational Department Occupational

Safety and Health ProgramSafety and Health Program


NFPA 1521NFPA 1521

Standard for a Fire Standard for a Fire Department Safety OfficerDepartment Safety Officer


NFPA 1561NFPA 1561

Incident Management SystemIncident Management System


NFPA 1581NFPA 1581

Fire Department Infection Fire Department Infection Control ProgramControl Program


NFPA 1582NFPA 1582

Standard for Medical Standard for Medical Requirements for Fire FightersRequirements for Fire Fighters


PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT STANDARDSEQUIPMENT STANDARDS

• Structural Fire FightingStructural Fire Fighting

• Equipment--SCBA, Rope, PASSEquipment--SCBA, Rope, PASS

• PPE for CFR, Wildlands, Haz MatPPE for CFR, Wildlands, Haz Mat

• PPE for EMSPPE for EMS


DESIGN CRITERIA FOR FIRE DESIGN CRITERIA FOR FIRE APPARATUS & EQUIPMENTAPPARATUS & EQUIPMENT

• Pumpers, Aerials, Platforms, Pumpers, Aerials, Platforms, TankersTankers

• Hose, Ground Ladders, NozzlesHose, Ground Ladders, Nozzles

• Annual Testing CriteriaAnnual Testing Criteria


PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONSQUALIFICATIONS

• Fire FightersFire Fighters

• Fire OfficersFire Officers

• Driver/OperatorsDriver/Operators

• Fire InstructorsFire Instructors


TRAINING SAFETY TRAINING SAFETY STANDARDSSTANDARDS

• Live Fire Training--NFPA 1403Live Fire Training--NFPA 1403

• Training FacilitiesTraining Facilities

• Training ReportsTraining Reports


AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TESTING AND MATERIALSTESTING AND MATERIALS


ASTMASTM

• F-30 "Emergency Medical Services"F-30 "Emergency Medical Services"

• Training StandardsTraining Standards

• D 3578 "Standard Specification for D 3578 "Standard Specification for Rubber Examination Gloves"Rubber Examination Gloves"

• PPE for Haz MatPPE for Haz Mat


REGULATIONS ISSUED BY REGULATIONS ISSUED BY FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE

AGENCIESAGENCIES


OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATIONHEALTH ADMINISTRATION

• Branch of the Department of Labor & Branch of the Department of Labor & IndustryIndustry

• Created in 1970Created in 1970• 23 States and two territories have State 23 States and two territories have State

operated programoperated program• Remaining States are governed by the Remaining States are governed by the

Federal program, excluding municipal & Federal program, excluding municipal & volunteer FFvolunteer FF


REGULATIONS AFFECTING REGULATIONS AFFECTING WORKER SAFETY & HEALTHWORKER SAFETY & HEALTH

• 1910.20--Medical Recordkeeping1910.20--Medical Recordkeeping

• 1910.1030--Occupational Exposure 1910.1030--Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogensto Bloodborne Pathogens


Activity 3.1Activity 3.1

Laws, Standards, and Laws, Standards, and RegulationsRegulations


STANDARD OPERATING STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURESPROCEDURES

• Developed by a department in a Developed by a department in a standard formatstandard format

• Affect only the department that Affect only the department that writes & adopts themwrites & adopts them

• Must meet or exceed applicable laws Must meet or exceed applicable laws and regulations and regulations


INFLUENCE & AFFECT OF INFLUENCE & AFFECT OF LAWS, STANDARDS, & LAWS, STANDARDS, &

REGULATIONS ON REGULATIONS ON DEPARTMENT OPERATIONSDEPARTMENT OPERATIONS


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Standards, Their Influence on Standards, Their Influence on Safety and HealthSafety and Health


INFLUENCE & AFFECTINFLUENCE & AFFECT

• Provide a safe & healthy work Provide a safe & healthy work environmentenvironment

• Reduction of risk & decrease in Reduction of risk & decrease in liabilityliability

• Fire Chief assigns a HSO as Fire Chief assigns a HSO as Program Manager of this processProgram Manager of this process


INFLUENCE & ATTEMPT INFLUENCE & ATTEMPT (cont'd)(cont'd)

• Promotes positive image Promotes positive image inside/outside of the departmentinside/outside of the department

• Provide basis for department SOPsProvide basis for department SOPs• HSO must network that provides HSO must network that provides

information on new issues/changesinformation on new issues/changes• HSO provides this information to HSO provides this information to

the departmentthe department


DEVELOPMENT OF WRITTEN DEVELOPMENT OF WRITTEN SAFETY AND HEALTH SAFETY AND HEALTH

PROCEDURESPROCEDURES


Safety and health procedures must Safety and health procedures must be in writingbe in writing


ORGANIZATIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURESTRUCTURE

• HSO may operate on daily basis or HSO may operate on daily basis or shiftshift

• In a small department, the OSH In a small department, the OSH Committee may assume the dutiesCommittee may assume the duties


HSO manages the daily operations HSO manages the daily operations of the safety and health program.of the safety and health program.


DUTIES OF HSODUTIES OF HSO

• Defined by department policyDefined by department policy

• Position descriptionPosition description

• NFPA 1521NFPA 1521


OSH COMMITTEE MEMBERS MAY OSH COMMITTEE MEMBERS MAY SHARE RESPONSIBILITIESSHARE RESPONSIBILITIES

• May be assigned specific functionsMay be assigned specific functions

• Utilize NFPA 1500Utilize NFPA 1500


Regardless of the size of the Regardless of the size of the department, an OSH Committee department, an OSH Committee

should be utilized.should be utilized.


PERIODIC REVIEWS AND PERIODIC REVIEWS AND REVISION PROCESSREVISION PROCESS


HSO REVIEWS, EVALUATES, AND HSO REVIEWS, EVALUATES, AND REVISES THE SAFETY & HEALTH REVISES THE SAFETY & HEALTH

PROGRAMPROGRAM

• Per NFPA 1500, evaluate at least once Per NFPA 1500, evaluate at least once every 3 yearsevery 3 years

• Audit reviews procedures, records, Audit reviews procedures, records, apparatus, equipment, and facilitiesapparatus, equipment, and facilities

• Report submitted to fire chief & OSH Report submitted to fire chief & OSH CommitteeCommittee


Job Functions of HSO and OSH Job Functions of HSO and OSH Committee must be routinely reviewed Committee must be routinely reviewed and revised based on new assignments and revised based on new assignments

and responsibilitiesand responsibilities


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Organizational Improvement Organizational Improvement Objectives--Safety and HealthObjectives--Safety and Health


SUMMARYSUMMARY


A. Understand how laws, A. Understand how laws, standards, and regulations are standards, and regulations are developed. Become involved as developed. Become involved as part of the development and part of the development and revision process.revision process.


B. The positive impact of utilizing B. The positive impact of utilizing laws, standards, and regulations to laws, standards, and regulations to enhance department operations enhance department operations reduces employee risk and reduces employee risk and department liability.department liability.


C. Having a systematic process to C. Having a systematic process to review and revise procedures is an review and revise procedures is an important part of the HSO's important part of the HSO's responsibilities.responsibilities.

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