This chapter discusses the roles and responsibilities of various positions related to occupational safety and health programs for emergency services. It addresses the roles of individual responders, supervisors, management teams, incident commanders, safety officers, safety program managers, and safety committees. The chapter aims to help students understand how each role relates to the overall safety and health program and what responsibilities each entails. It also covers crew resource management and how it can improve safety during operations.

1. Occupational Safety and Health
for Emergency Services
Fourth Edition
Chapter 10 — Personnel Roles and Responsibilities

2. Overview/Introduction
‣ This chapter discusses the roles and responsibilities of individual
responders, supervisors, management teams, incident
commanders, safety and health program managers, safety
officers, and safety committees.

3. ‣ Upon successful completion of this lesson, the student shall be able to
‣ List the roles and responsibilities of individual responders and their
relationship to the overall safety and health program.
‣ List the roles and responsibilities of supervisors and their relationship to the
overall safety and health program.
‣ List the roles and responsibilities of the emergency services management
team and their relationship to the overall safety and health program.
‣ List the roles and responsibilities of the incident commander and his or her
relationship to the overall safety and health program.
‣ List the roles and responsibilities of the safety and health program manager
and his or her relationship to the overall safety and health program.
‣ List the roles and responsibilities of incident safety officers and their
relationship to the overall safety and health program.
‣ List the roles and responsibilities of the safety committee and its relationship
to the overall safety and health program.
‣ List the reasons that crew resource management can improve safety in
operations.
Learning Objectives

4. Section Slides
I. Introduction 5
II. Individual Responders 6-8
III. Supervisors 9-10
IV. Emergency Services Management 11-12
V. Incident Commander 13-14
VI. Safety and Health Program Manager 15-18
VII. Incident Safety Officer 19-20
VIII. The Safety Committee 21
IX. Crew Resource Management 22-23
Chapter Content