NFPA 1451-2013 Standard for a Fire and Emergency Service Vehicle Operations Training Program (Effective Date 12 17 2012).pdf

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29、51Standard for aFire and Emergency Service Vehicle Operations Training Program2013 EditionThiseditionofNFPA1451, Standard fora Fire and Emergency ServiceVehicle OperationsTrainingProgram, was prepared by the Technical Committee on Fire Service Training. It was issued bythe Standards Council on Novem

30、ber 27, 2012, with an effective date of December 17, 2012,and supersedes all previous editions.This edition of NFPA1451 was approved as anAmerican National Standard on December17, 2012.Origin and Development of NFPA 1451In response to a request by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in 1

31、991, theTechnical Committee on Fire Service Training started work on a new standard for a trainingprogram for fire service vehicle operations. The NTSB specifically requested NFPA “.em-phasizethatthesafearrivaloftheapparatusatthesceneoftheemergencyisthefirstpriority.”Thecommitteealsowantedtoproducea

32、nNFPAstandardtomeettheintentofNFPA1500,Standard on Fire Department Occupational and Health Program, where it states in the chapter onVehicles, Drivers, and Equipment: “Fire department vehicles shall be operated only by mem-bers who have successfully completed an approved driver training program.”An

33、NFPA Journal article, “1995 Fire Fighter Fatalities,” added further importance to thesubject when it reported that “. . . 23.9 percent of those who died last year, died in motorvehicle accidents.”The committees intent was to create a document outlining a training program that pro-duces drivers who a

34、re able to prevent vehicle accidents.The first edition of NFPA1451 was issued in 1997. Subsequently, the committee appointeda task group to review the 1997 edition content and make recommendations to the commit-tee concerning its functionality.As a result of that review, a general updating was sugge

35、sted.In the 2002 edition, some of the general updating included revisions representing anevolution of knowledge about vehicle operations. The application of the standard was ex-panded to include private industrial and contract fire departments and industrial fire bri-gades that respond off site. New

36、 terminology included the use of the word “crash” to replacethe word “accident.” The term “accident” was perceived by some to mean an unavoidable orchance occurrence beyond the influence of training. Crashes can indeed be avoided andprevented by training.The numbering of the chapters and the paragra

37、phs of the 2002 edition differed from theprevious edition as a result of changes associated with the 2000 edition of the Manual of Stylefor NFPATechnical Committee Documents. The 2007 edition featured mainly editorial changes.In the 2013 edition, the document scope has been expanded to include other

38、 emergencyvehicles.Alsoincludedinthiseditionisanewsectionthatprovidesrequirementsforconduct-ing safe operations at highway incidents and a new subsection that focuses on hazard preven-tion training, with an accompanying hazard avoidance checklist inAnnex B.14511NFPAand National Fire ProtectionAssoci

39、ation are registered trademarks of the National Fire ProtectionAssociation, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169.Technical Committee on Fire Service TrainingKenneth W. Richards, Jr., ChairOld Mystic Fire Department, CT EWesley E. Barbour, CrossBar International LLC, NY SERoger W. Bassett, R. W. Bassett desig

40、n;financing; and other areas.1.1.3 The knowledge and skills required of safety, training,maintenance, and administrative officers charged with devel-oping and implementing the FESO vehicle operations train-ing program shall also be outlined within this standard.1.2 Purpose.1.2.1* The purpose of this

41、 standard shall be to specify theminimum requirements for a FESO vehicle operations train-ing program, including procedures for those members thatdrive or occupy FESO vehicles, respond in private vehicles orunconventional means of transportation, and provide trafficcontrol at the scene of an emergen

42、cy.1.2.2* The objective of this standard shall be to help preventcrashes, injuries, and fatalities involving FESO vehicles.1.3 Application.1.3.1 Theserequirementsshallapplytoorganizationsprovid-ing fire suppression, fire and rescue training, and other emer-gency services, including public fire briga

43、des and depart-ments, private industrial and contract fire departments,emergency medical vehicles, and industrial fire brigades thatrespond off site.1.3.2 This standard shall apply to any FESO vehicle used byany member of the fire department or industrial fire brigadewhen responding off site.1.3.3 T

44、his document shall not apply to aircraft, watercraft, orlaw enforcement vehicles.1.4 Equivalency. Nothing in this standard is intended to pre-vent the use of systems, methods, or devices of equivalent orsuperior quality, strength, fire resistance, effectiveness, dura-bility, and safety over those pr

45、escribed by this standard.1.4.1 Technical documentation shall be submitted to the au-thority having jurisdiction to demonstrate equivalency.1.4.2 Thesystem,method,ordeviceshallbeapprovedfortheintended purpose by the authority having jurisdiction.Chapter 2 Referenced Publications2.1 General. The docu

46、ments or portions thereof listed in thischapter are referenced within this standard and shall be con-sidered part of the requirements of this document.2.2 NFPA Publications. National Fire Protection Association,1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA02169-7471.NFPA 414, Standard for Aircraft Rescue and Fire

47、-Fighting Ve-hicles, 2012 edition.NFPA1002, Standard for FireApparatus Driver/Operator Profes-sional Qualifications, 2009 edition.NFPA1003, Standard forAirport Fire Fighter Professional Quali-fications, 2010 edition.NFPA 1041, Standard for Fire Service Instructor ProfessionalQualifications, 2012 edi

48、tion.NFPA 1500, Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safetyand Health Program, 2013 edition.NFPA 1521, Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer, 2008edition.NFPA1901, Standard forAutomotive Fire Apparatus, 2009 edi-tion.NFPA 1906, Standard for Wildland Fire Apparatus, 2012 edi-tion.NFPA 1911,

49、 Standard for the Inspection, Maintenance, Testing,and Retirement of In-Service Automotive Fire Apparatus, 2012edition.NFPA 1917, Standard for Automotive Ambulances, 2013 edi-tion.2.3 Other Publications.2.3.1 U.S. Government Publications. U.S. Government Print-ing Office, Washington, DC 20402.14514 FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICE VEHICLE OPERATIONS TRAINING PROGRAM2013 EditionTitle 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 383, “Commer-cial Motor Vehicle SafetyAct,” 2003.U.S. General Service Administration KKK-A-1822-D, “Starof LifeAmbulance Specifications,” November 1994.2.3.2 Othe