6741 Ch 5 PowerPoint

1. Occupational Safety and Health
for Emergency Services
Fourth Edition
Chapter 5 — Preincident Safety

2. Objectives
At the conclusion of this chapter you will be able to:
‣ Describe safety considerations for the emergency
response station.
‣ Explain safety considerations as they apply to the
emergency response vehicle.
‣ List the components of an effective response safety plan.
‣ Describe the components of a preincident planning
process.

3. ‣ List the information that should be provided by
the preincident plan.
‣ Describe the considerations for safety while
training.
‣ Define the components of a wellness/fitness plan.
‣ Describe the considerations for interagency
coordination as it applies to safety and health.
Objectives

4. Introduction
‣ Preincident safety and health categories:
‣ Station safety
‣ Apparatus safety
‣ Response safety
‣ Preincident planning
‣ Safety in training
‣ Member fitness and wellness
‣ Interagency considerations

5. Station Safety
‣ Two broad categories
‣ Station design
‣ Ongoing operations
Courtesy of James Angle.

6. Station Design (1 of 2)
‣ Must comply with all
standards and codes
‣ Physical attributes
‣ Living areas
‣ Apparatus bays
‣ Parking
‣ Building committee
‣ Older buildings may
require modifications
Courtesy of James Angle.

7. Station Design (2 of 2)

8. Station Operations (1 of 3)
‣ The station
‣ Generally a controlled environment
‣ Yearly inspections should be conducted
‣ Additional hazards or safety issues
‣ Wet spots on floors
‣ Burnt-out light bulbs
‣ Tripping hazards

9. Station Operations (2 of 3)
Courtesy
of
James
Angle.

10. Station Operations (3 of 3)

11. Apparatus Safety
‣ Design considerations
‣ Analyzed and controlled
at the time of purchase
‣ Ongoing considerations
‣ Day-to-day operations
Courtesy of James Angle.

12. Apparatus Design
‣ Minimum requirements
‣ Risk identification and analysis
‣ Safety and health program manager
‣ Safety committee
‣ Designed around local needs and conditions
‣ Modifications often cost money
‣ May be dropped

13. Apparatus Operational Safety (1 of 2)
‣ Day-to-day operations
‣ Strong preventive
maintenance program
‣ NFPA 1915, Standard for
Fire Apparatus Preventive
Maintenance Program
‣ Daily
‣ Weekly
‣ Monthly Courtesy of James Angle.

14. Apparatus Operational Safety (2 of 2)

15. Response Safety (1 of 2)
‣ Driver/operator
‣ Selection
‣ Training
‣ Capabilities
‣ Aspects of response
‣ Traffic patterns and common response routes
‣ Preincident procedures
‣ Target intersections

16. Response Safety (2 of 2)
Courtesy
of
United
States
of
Fire
Administration.

17. Preincident Planning
‣ Used to evaluate a potential risk
‣ NFPA 1620, Standard for Pre-incident Planning
‣ Done by the responders
‣ Annual update
‣ Target hazards identified
‣ Should use department-wide form
‣ Site plan
‣ Floor plan
‣ Text for descriptive purposes
‣ Also applies to EMS

18. Safety in Training
‣ Training evolutions are created to simulate actual
events, but must be better controlled
‣ Injuries can be prevented
‣ NFPA 1403, Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions
‣ NFPA 1410, Standard on Training for Initial
Emergency Scene Operations

19. Member Wellness and Fitness
‣ Resources are available
‣ Certification programs
‣ Health awareness programs
‣ Wellness components
‣ Medical fitness
‣ Physical fitness
‣ Emotional/behavioral fitness

20. Medical Fitness
‣ Yearly medical exams
‣ Comprehensive occupational medical program
‣ Evaluation at the time of employment
‣ Annual evaluations
‣ Essential tests
‣ Conditions for each body system
‣ Category A
‣ Category B

21. Physical Fitness (1 of 2)
‣ IAFF/IAFC wellness-fitness initiative
‣ Medical clearance
‣ On-duty time for exercise
‣ Equipment and facilities
‣ Exercise specialists and peer fitness trainers
‣ Incorporation of fitness throughout the fire service
‣ Fitness programs
‣ Exercise programs

22. Physical Fitness (2 of 2)
‣ Five interrelated characteristics
‣ Aerobic or cardiovascular fitness
‣ Muscular strength
‣ Muscular endurance
‣ Flexibility
‣ Body composition
‣ Individual programs should be developed by the
department fitness coordinator

23. Emotional/Behavioral Fitness
‣ A necessary component of safety and health
‣ Have programs in place for member assistance
‣ Emotional fitness considerations
‣ Periodic behavioral health evaluations
‣ Comprehensive counseling services
‣ Behavioral modification
‣ Employee/member assistance programs
‣ Substance abuse counseling
‣ Stress management

24. Interagency Considerations (1 of 2)
‣ Recently brought to national attention
‣ Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5
‣ To manage domestic incidents
‣ Established a single national incident management system
‣ Mutual/automatic aid agreement
‣ Exist in most emergency response agencies
‣ Operational characteristics
‣ Communications systems

25. Interagency Considerations (2 of 2)
‣ Responders frequently work with law enforcement
‣ Need for integration in incident response
‣ Preincident understanding of roles and relationships
‣ May require unified command
‣ Other agencies involved
‣ Hospitals
‣ Emergency responder
agencies
‣ Local health department