NFPA 1500-2013 Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program (Effective Date 8 29 2012).pdf

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25、right 2012 National Fire ProtectionAssociation.All Rights Reserved.NFPA1500Standard onFire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program2013 EditionThis edition of NFPA 1500, Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Pro-gram, was prepared by the Technical Committee on Fire Serv

26、ice Occupational Safety andHealth, and acted on by NFPA at its June Association Technical Meeting held June 1114,2012, in Las Vegas, NV. It was issued by the Standards Council on August 9, 2012, with aneffective date ofAugust 29, 2012, and supersedes all previous editions.This edition of NFPA1500 wa

27、s approved as anAmerican National Standard onAugust 29,2012.Origin and Development of NFPA 1500This is the fifth edition of NFPA1500. The first edition was published in 1987 as there wasnoconsensusstandardforanoccupationalsafetyandhealthprogramforthefireservice.Fireservice organizations were being i

28、ncreasingly subject to regulations that were developed forgeneral industry and that did not provide for many of the specific needs and concerns of anorganization involved in the delivery of emergency services. The direct line-of-duty deathswerebeingdocumentedandreported,buttherewasalsoagrowingconcer

29、nwiththenumberof fire fighters who were suffering disabling injuries or developing occupational diseases thatoften had debilitating or fatal consequences. Following the first edition, revised editions werepublished in 1992, 1997, and 2002.The technical committee, working from data provided from NFPA

30、s Data Analysis andResearch Division and NIOSH Fire Fighter Investigation reports, has carefully reviewed theentire document including the associated annex material, and updated many areas to reflectcurrent best practices. Requirements were reorganized in some areas to make the documentmore user fri

31、endly.Among the changes made were revising the section on risk management and addingadditional explanation in the annex. A new section on appointment of a health and safetyofficer was added, and sections that duplicated the responsibilities of the health and safetyofficer in NFPA1521 were removed.Ch

32、apter 5 was reorganized and revised to reflect not only the need of members to haveskill and knowledge in performing their day-to-day tasks but also the need for ongoing pro-fessional development.In Chapter 6, requirements and annex material were added to support improved vehicleresponse operations

33、with an emphasis on safe arrival at the scene.Requirements for providing and using protective ensembles appropriate for technicalrescue operations and chemical and biological terrorism incidents that went into the 2002edition as a TIA were updated and incorporated, as were other requirements for per

34、sonalprotective ensembles.New sections on traffic incidents, establishing control zones, and fitness for duty evalua-tions were added.Fire fighting and the delivery of other emergency services continues to be a hazardous job.However, the poor medical condition or physical fitness of some members, as

35、 well as prob-lems with vehicle operator training and operation, use of an incident management system,and communication capability continue to further erode the safe delivery of emergency ser-vices. This edition of the standard continues to emphasize a holistic approach to health andsafety in the fi

36、re service.For the 2013 edition, the committee has updated many of the references and referencedmaterials within this document to ensure consistency between this document and otherprojects. Some of those other projects are PPE, fire department apparatus, and respiratory15001NFPAand National Fire Pro

37、tectionAssociation are registered trademarks of the National Fire ProtectionAssociation, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169.protection. The committee has included new requirements for the training, use, and limitations of PPE. The commit-tee has also developed new requirements to include not only the ensem

38、ble but also ensemble elements, which wouldinclude anything that has been added to the ensemble as part of the requirements. The cleaning and care of PPE aswell as station/work uniforms has also been addressed with new or updated requirements. When it comes to firedepartment apparatus, the committee

39、 has brought the related requirements within this document in line with thoserequirements contained within the respective projects. Some issues that have been addressed are the inclusion of avehicle data recorder (VDR) and a driver training program and requirements, as well as requirements for the w

40、earingof helmets within an enclosed cab. Another issue that has been cropping up due to some recent events was that ofunintentional hose deployments while the fire department apparatus was driving on roadways. The committee hasdeveloped text to ensure that the fire department takes the steps to ensu

41、re that this will not happen. The committeehas also looked at the issue of buddy breathing as it relates to SCBS use and has developed cleaner text around the useof a buddy breathing system. The committee has also included new requirements stressing the need for a risk assess-ment to be conducted at

42、 each and every incident based on the nature of the incident and to also recognize the needfor specialized crew members based on that incident.Another important update made in this edition is the use of theterm “mayday” as a requirement when a fire department member finds him- or herself in an emerg

43、ency situationrequiring immediate assistance. Lastly, the committee has rewritten Chapters 11 and 12, both of which revolve aroundfire fighter health and wellness and exposure to atypical stressful events.15002 FIRE DEPARTMENT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM2013 EditionTechnical Committee on

44、Fire Service Occupational Safety and HealthGlenn P. Benarick, ChairAiken, SC URep. NFPAFire Service SectionDonald Aldridge, LionApparel, Inc., OH MDavid J. Barillo, University of Florida College of Medicine,FL SELawrence T. Bennett, University of Cincinnati, OH SEDavid T. Bernzweig, Columbus (OH) Di

45、vision of Fire,OH LRep. Columbus Firefighters UnionPaul Blake, City of Baytown Fire (2)trainedandequippedtoperformassigned tasks; (3) usually organized and identified as enginecompanies, ladder companies, rescue companies, squad com-panies, or multi-functional companies; (4) operating with onepiece

46、of fire apparatus (pumper, aerial fire apparatus, elevat-ing platform, quint, rescue, squad, ambulance) except wheremultiple apparatus are assigned that are dispatched and arrivetogether, continuously operate together, and are managed bya single company officer; (5) arriving at the incident scene on

47、fire apparatus.3.3.17* Confined Space. An area large enough and so config-ured that a member can bodily enter and perform assignedwork but which has limited or restricted means for entry andexit and is not designed for continuous human occupancy.3.3.18 Contaminant. Aharmful, irritating, or nuisance

48、mate-rial foreign to the normal atmosphere.3.3.19 Control Zones. The areas at an incident that are desig-nated based upon safety and the degree of hazard.3.3.19.1 Cold Zone. The control zone of an incident thatcontains the command post and such other support func-tions as are deemed necessary to con

49、trol the incident.3.3.19.2 Hot Zone. The control zone immediately sur-rounding a hazardous area, which extends far enough toprevent adverse effects to personnel outside the zone.15008 FIRE DEPARTMENT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM2013 Edition3.3.19.3 Warm Zone. The control zone outside the hotzone where personnel and equipment decontaminationand hot zone support takes place.3.3.20 Crew. Ateam of two or more fire fighters.3.3.21* Cryogenic Liquid. A fluid produced or stored at verylow temperatures.3.3.