1、Designation: F 2047 00 (Reapproved 2006)Standard Practice forWorkers Compensation Coverage of Emergency ServicesVolunteers1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2047; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision,
2、the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This practice defines the application of insurance ben-efits for emergency services volunteers and units
3、in the mannerand extent as provided for under the workers compensationstatutes of the state in which the volunteer or unit providesservices.1.2 This practice identifies the basic types of emergencyservice volunteer, and the types of activities that should becovered by workers compensation insurance.
4、1.3 This practice includes both emergency service units whooperate as organized resources to a public authority legallyresponsible for the provision of search and rescue and otheremergency services, as well as those volunteers who respond toa general request to the public for their services.2. Termi
5、nology2.1 activity periodThe period during which the emer-gency services volunteer, unit, or auxiliary is exercising theskills for which it has been requested.2.1.1 DiscussionThis activity period may include a widevariety of functions, including but not limited to: a search andrescue team member sea
6、rching or climbing a cliff, a dog teamhandler following a scent; a firefighter engaged in suppressinga fire or rescuing a person from a burning building; anambulance driver or medic providing medical assistance; atracker leading a tracking team; a disaster worker in a collapsedbuilding; a pilot enga
7、ged in an air search flight; or emergencycommunications personnel providing communications during atime of need.2.2 auxiliary unit (AU)an individual, or a collection ofindividuals, forming a unit called to respond by a legalauthority responsible for an emergency response function,which otherwise has
8、 no standing as a formal division orresource of that authority. For the purposes of this practice, theauxiliary status of an ESU means it has no legal responsibilityfor the services itself within the jurisdiction of the agency, andno authority to provide them without acting under that of theagency.2
9、.2.1 DiscussionThe auxiliary unit is typically organizedas a division of an agency (as defined in 2.12), or as anon-profit corporation as defined in IRS Section 501(c)3, andwhich has a command structure that enables it to fit within theincident command system of a requesting agency. Such a unitis ex
10、pected to adopt a training program sufficient to maintain askill level equal to or greater than recognized national stan-dards or as acceptable to the agency requesting their services,and will typically engage in community education programs.Some examples of an AU are volunteer search and rescuereso
11、urces, air search squads, emergency managers, search dogspecialists, ambulance squads, fire fighters, disaster serviceworkers, and communication specialists who are asked torespond to assist another state, county, or national park toprovide their services to augment those available to theauthorized
12、requesting agency in that other state or jurisdiction.2.3 call-outthe notice and request to activate an ESU orESV by an agency for the purpose of providing emergencyservices on behalf of the requesting agency.2.3.1 DiscussionIf members are requested to responddirectly, through radio paging, for exam
13、ple, then each memberis considered to be called-out and responding as of that time.2.4 check-inthe process by which one party notifies asecond of being in-service or responding to a request forservices, and the second party acknowledges, typically byvoice and entry in a formal log.2.4.1 DiscussionCh
14、eck-in occurs when an individualESV contacts the responding ESU, or when the ESU or ESVcontacts the requesting legal authority. Members of an ESUwill typically be checked-in by the ESU upon first verificationof their response to the call-out, either in person at a rendez-vous point or search base, b
15、y radio, or other means dictated bythe type of response. The ESU will typically check-in with thelegal authority either at the incident site or search base, or byradio once it is mobilized appropriately to establish itself asready for deployment to the incident. A GPEV is required tocheck-in at the
16、response place designated for such volunteers,and to be marked as in service on the personnel log.1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F32 on Search andRescue and is the direct responsibility of F32.02 on Management and Operations.Current edition approved Aug. 1, 2006. Publishe
17、d August 2006. Originallyapproved in 2000. Last previous edition approved in 2000 as F 2047 00.1Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.2.5 check-outthe process by which one party notifies asecond that it is concluding its on-
18、site services, and the secondparty acknowledges, typically by voice and entry in a formallog.2.5.1 DiscussionCheck-out occurs when contact is madebetween the on-site agency and the ESV or ESU to notifyeither entity that their services are being withdrawn from theactivity. Members of an ESU will typi
19、cally be checked-out bythe ESU upon the termination of the individuals servicepursuant to their response to the call-out, either in person at thepoint of demobilization, at a rendezvous point or search base,by radio, or other means dictated by the type of response. TheESU will typically check-out wi
20、th the legal authority either atthe incident site or search base, or by radio once it is preparedappropriately to establish itself as ready for check-out anddemobilization from the incident. A GPEV is required tocheck-out at the same check-in place for designated for suchvolunteers, and to be marked
21、 as out of service on the incidentpersonnel log.2.6 community educationactivities generated by the ESUto contact the public to increase the awareness and prepared-ness of the public in areas of preventative search and rescue(PSAR), fire prevention, medical and disaster preparedness,and survival.2.7
22、demobilizationthe activity of an ESU or ESV asrequired to return from a call-out to the point of origin or to anon service-related stop enroute home or to the point of originof the ESU or ESV after having been relieved of duty by therequesting legal authority.2.7.1 DiscussionDemobilization typically
23、 includes equip-ment retrieval, mission debriefing, personnel review, and travelfrom the incident site or search base to an equipment cache,station, or vehicle readiness area to return the vehicles andequipment to a condition of readiness for the next call-out.2.8 emergency servicesany activity requ
24、iring an increasedlevel of urgency in the rendering of assistance to the entityrequesting such assistance.2.8.1 DiscussionFor the purposes of this practice, emer-gency services are defined as those related to search andrescue, fire suppression, medical and disaster services.2.9 emergency services un
25、it (ESU)an individual, or acollection of individuals forming an association, organization,group, team, or similar resource organized or volunteering toprovide search and/or rescue, fire or other emergency serviceactivity for a responsible agency. An individual or other singleresource may be consider
26、ed a unit if the service can beappropriately rendered (for example, a dog handler or tracker,air search volunteer, or emergency manager).2.9.1 DiscussionAn emergency services unit operateswithin a formal division of the legal authority as a recognizedunit of the legal authority or agency, and is org
27、anized andrecognized by that agency as a resource of its emergency anddisaster services general plan. Such a unit is expected to adopta training program sufficient to maintain a skill level equal toor greater than recognized national standards or as acceptableto the agency requesting their services,
28、 and will typicallyengage in community education programs. Other examples ofan ESU include, but are not limited to, volunteer search andrescue units, volunteer emergency medical squads, volunteerfire fighters, or designated civilian volunteers who have formedorganized and trained groups and who serv
29、e their city, county,or state agency in the performance of their services.2.10 emergency services volunteer (ESV)an individualwho volunteers his/her services to, and whose services areaccepted by, an agency in response to a request for anemergency function for which no substantive monetary benefitis
30、 expected or received. The legal authority incurs workerscompensation insurance responsibility for emergency servicesvolunteers (ESVs) while the ESV is actively providing servicesto the agency as defined in Section 5 of this practice. Thisperiod of activity shall be considered to be employment asdef
31、ined by the workers compensation statutes in the state inwhich the agency exists.2.10.1 DiscussionEmergency services volunteers are pre-sumed to be requested irregularly to provide special skills orassistance on behalf of the agency. As such, these volunteersact as part-time employees of the agency
32、and are empowered toact to provide these services when specifically requested to doso, or pursuant to an approved plan or schedule, or under thesupervision of a full-time employee.2.10.2 search and rescue volunteeran individual whovolunteers his/her services in the performance of searchesand/or resc
33、ues, with the accompanying training proficiency. Inaddition to those specifically described in this practice, thisdefinition may be applied to air, ground, or water searchvolunteers, search dog specialists, and emergency managers,and others not included by specific reference.2.10.3 volunteer firefig
34、hteran individual who volunteershis/her services in the performance of fire suppression activi-ties, with the accompanying training proficiency.2.10.4 emergency medical services (EMS) volunteeranindividual who volunteers his/her services in the performanceof emergency medical services, with the acco
35、mpanying train-ing proficiency.2.10.5 disaster services volunteeran individual who vol-unteers his/her services to an agency upon a request forservices upon the occurrence of an emergency or disaster,under the direct supervision of the agency, and with theappropriate training activity.2.11 general p
36、ublic emergency volunteer (GPEV)an indi-vidual who volunteers his/her services, and whose services areaccepted, in response to a request to the public for emergencyassistance.2.11.1 DiscussionA GPEV is typically not a member ofan organized emergency services unit, nor responding to a callfor such or
37、ganized units. An example of a GPEV is anindividual who is contacted pursuant to a radio or televisionbroadcast for the assistance of the general public with instruc-tions to respond to a search base to assist in a search operation.2.12 legal authority (agency)the individual or govern-ment agency gi
38、ven responsibility and authority for search,rescue, fire, and other emergency or disaster services by statute.Where multiple, concurrent or overlapping authorities exist,the term is used to refer to the legal authority ultimatelyempowering and accepting responsibility for the volunteerF 2047 00 (200
39、6)2unit. For the purposes of this practice, the terms legal authorityand agency shall bear the same definition of terminology andmeaning.2.13 mobilizationthe activity of an ESU or ESV asrequired to respond to the call-out in an equipped and preparedmanner.2.13.1 DiscussionMobilization typically incl
40、udes travelto an equipment cache or vehicle readiness area to obtainequipment or to unite the ESU for responding as a unit, and thetravel of the unit to the incident site or search base.2.14 traininga curriculum of classroom education andfield exercises designed to create a level of competencemeetin
41、g national standards for such activity, or as acceptable tothe agency requesting the services of such a volunteer.2.14.1 DiscussionTraining will typically include equip-ment familiarity and maintenance, both at the storage andreadiness facility, at areas removed from the facility, and asfurther defi
42、ned in 3.8 of this practice.2.15 workers compensation insuranceinsurance requiredby law of employers for the medical expenses and loss ofwages incurred by an employee by reason of a job-relatedinjury, illness, or death.3. Significance and Use3.1 It is presumed for the purposes of this practice that
43、thelegal authority (agency) having responsibility for emergencyservices in a given jurisdiction also has a legal responsibility toprovide workers compensation Insurance coverage for regularpaid employees.3.2 Emergency services volunteers are presumed to berequested irregularly to provide special ski
44、lls or assistance onbehalf of the agency. As such, these volunteers act as part-timeemployees of the agency and are empowered to act to providethese services when specifically requested to do so, or pursuantto an approved plan or schedule, or under the supervision of afull-time employee.3.3 The lega
45、l authority incurs workers compensation insur-ance responsibility for emergency services volunteers (ESVs)while the ESV is actively providing services to the agency asdefined in Section 5 of this practice. This period of activityshall be considered to be employment as defined by the stateworkers com
46、pensation statutes of the agency.3.4 When a legal authority (agency) requests the services ofemergency services volunteers as defined by this practice toprovide services, the agency shall assume responsibility for theinjuries, medical treatment, loss of wages, and death of thoseemergency services vo
47、lunteers while providing services asdescribed in this practice.3.5 Responsibility for the injuries, medical treatment, lossof wages, and death of those emergency services volunteerswhile providing services as described in this practice shall beat the statutory limits of the workers compensation laws
48、 of thestate of the agency requesting the services of the emergencyservices volunteer, and shall be administered in accordancewith that agencys state workers compensation laws andregulations.3.6 Responsibility for workers compensation for membersof emergency services units shall be the same as outli
49、ned in3.1, and shall be provided by the agency normally directing theactivities of the ESU.3.7 Responsibility for workers compensation for membersof emergency services auxiliary units shall be the same asoutlined in 3.1, and, unless provided for by other statute oragreement, shall be provided by the agency requesting theservices and directing the activities of the AU.3.8 To provide an agency with trained personnel who areable to work in a safe and effective manner, it is generallyrequired that the emergency service volunteer engage intraini
