NFPA 1500H-2013 Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program Handbook.pdf

1、NFPA1500Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program Handbook 2013 1500NFPA, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471, USAAn International Codes and Standards OrganizationNFPA, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471An International Codes and Standards OrganizationNFPA1500

2、Standard on Fire DepartmentOccupational Safety andHealth ProgramHandbook 2013 Annotated by Ken HollandCopyright 2013National Fire Protection AssociationOne Batterymarch Park Quincy, Massachusetts 02169-7471 All rights reserved. About this Handbook EditionThis PDF contains the complete 2013 edition o

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18、n. 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 Service Occupational Safety andHealth, and acted

19、 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 of August 29, 2012, and supersedes all previous editions.This edition of NFPA 1500 was approved as an American National Standar

20、d on August 29,2012.Origin and Development of NFPA 1500This is the fifth edition of NFPA 1500. The first edition was published in 1987 as there wasno consensus standard for an occupational safety and health program for the fire service. Fireservice organizations were being increasingly subject to re

21、gulations 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 deathswere being documented and reported, but there was also a growing concern with the num

22、berof 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 NFPAs Data Anal

23、ysis 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 friendly.Among

24、 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 NFPA 1521 were removed.Chapter 5 wa

25、s 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 with an em

26、phasis 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 personalprote

27、ctive 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 well as p

28、rob-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 fire service

29、.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 respiratory15001NFPA and National Fire Protection A

30、ssociation are registered trademarks of the National Fire Protection Association, 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 ensemble but

31、 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 has br

32、ought 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 wearingo

33、f 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 ensure that

34、 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 each a

35、nd 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 emergency s

36、ituationrequiring 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 Fire S

37、ervice Occupational Safety and HealthGlenn P. Benarick, ChairAiken, SC URep. NFPA Fire Service SectionDonald Aldridge, Lion Apparel, Inc., OH MDavidJ.Barillo, University of Florida College of Medicine,FL SELawrence T. Bennett, University of Cincinnati, OH SEDavid T. Bernzweig, Columbus (OH) Division

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

39、f 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 onf

40、ire 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. A harmful, irritating, or nuisance

41、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

42、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 h

43、otzone where personnel and equipment decontaminationand hot zone support takes place.3.3.20 Crew. A team of two or more fire fighters.3.3.21* CryogenicLiquid. A fluid produced or stored at verylow temperatures.3.3.22 Debilitating Illness or Injury. A condition that tempo-rarily or permanently preven

44、ts a member of the fire depart-ment from engaging in normal duties and activities as a resultof illness or injury.3.3.23 Defensive Operations. See 3.3.71.1.3.3.24 Disease.3.3.24.1* Communicable Disease. A disease that can be trans-mitted from one person to another.3.3.24.2 Infectious Disease. An ill

45、ness or disease resultingfrom invasion of a host by disease-producing organismssuch as bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites.3.3.25 Drug. Any substance, chemical, over-the-counter medi-cation, or prescribed medication that can affect the performanceof the fire fighter.3.3.26 Emergency Incident. See

46、 3.3.52.1.3.3.27 Emergency Medical Services. The provision of treat-ment, such as first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, basiclife support, advanced life support, and other pre-hospitalprocedures including ambulance transportation, to patients.3.3.28 Emergency Operations. See 3.3.71.2.3.3.29 Eye

47、Protection. See 3.3.75, Primary Eye Protection.3.3.30* Faceshield. A protective device commonly intendedto shield the wearers face, or portions thereof, in addition tothe eyes from certain hazards, depending on faceshield type.3.3.31 Facility. See 3.3.35, Fire Department Facility.3.3.32 Fire Apparat

48、us. A vehicle designed to be used underemergency conditions to transport personnel and equipment,and to support the suppression of fires and mitigation of otherhazardous situations. 1901, 20093.3.33 Fire Chief. The highest ranking officer in charge of afire department.3.3.34* Fire Department. An org

49、anization providing rescue,fire suppression, and related activities, including any public,governmental, private, industrial, or military organization en-gaging in this type of activity. 1002, 20093.3.35* Fire Department Facility. Any building or area owned,operated, occupied, or used by a fire department on a routinebasis.3.3.36 Fire Department Member. See 3.3.64, Member.3.3.37 Fire Fighting.3.3.37.1* Proximity Fire Fighting. Specialized fire fight