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NFPA 1500:2021

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Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety, Health, and Wellness Program

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Published date

31-08-2020

£114.41
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Chapter 1 Administration1.1 Scope.1.2 Purpose.1.3 Application.1.4 Equivalency. 1.5 Adoption Requirements. Chapter 2 Referenced Publications 2.1 General. 2.2 NFPA Publications. 2.3 Other Publications. 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections. Chapter 3 Definitions 3.1 General. 3.2 Official NFPA Definitions. 3.3 General Definitions. Chapter 4 Fire Department Administration 4.1 Fire Department Organizational Statement. 4.2 Risk Management Plan. 4.3 Safety and Health Policy. 4.4 Roles and Responsibilities. 4.5 Occupational Safety and Health Committee. 4.6 Records. 4.7 Appointment of the Health and Safety Officer. Chapter 5 Training, Education, and Professional Development 5.1 General Requirements.5.2 Member Qualifications.5.3 Training Requirements.5.4 Special Operations Training.5.5 Member Proficiency. 5.6 Training Activities. Chapter 6 Fire Apparatus, Equipment, and Drivers/Operators 6.1 Fire Department Apparatus. 6.2 Drivers/Operators of Fire Department Apparatus. 6.3 Riding in Fire Apparatus.6.4 Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair of Fire Apparatus. 6.5 Tools and Equipment. Chapter 7 Protective Clothing and Protective Equipment 7.1 General. 7.2 Protective Clothing for Structural Fire Fighting. 7.3 Protective Clothing for Proximity Fire-Fighting Operations. 7.4 Protective Clothing for Emergency Medical Operations. 7.5 Protective Clothing and Equipment for Fire Inspections. 7.6 Chemical-Protective Clothing for Hazardous Materials Emergency Operations.7.7 Inspection, Maintenance, and Disposal of Chemical-Protective Clothing.7.8 Protective Clothing and Equipment for Wildland Fire Fighting. 7.9 Protective Ensembles for Technical Rescue Operations.7.10 Protective Clothing and Equipment for Surface Water Operations.7.11 Protective Clothing for Fire Investigators.7.12 Respiratory Protection Program. 7.13 Breathing Air.7.14 Respiratory Protection Equipment.7.15 Fit Testing.7.16 Using Respiratory Protection.7.17 SCBA Cylinders. 7.18 Personal Alert Safety System (PASS). 7.19 Life Safety Rope and System Components. 7.20 Face and Eye Protection.7.21 Hearing Protection.7.22 Ballistic Protective Equipment. 7.23 New and Existing Protective Clothing and Protective Equipment. Chapter 8 Emergency Operations 8.1 Incident Management. 8.2 Communications. 8.3 Crew Resource Management (CRM) During Emergency Operations. 8.4 Risk Management During Emergency Operations. 8.5 Personnel Accountability During Emergency Operations. 8.6 Members Operating at Emergency Incidents. 8.7 Emergency Incident Hazard Control Zones.8.8 Rapid Intervention for Rescue of Members.8.9 Rehabilitation During Emergency Operations.8.10 Scenes of Violence, Civil Unrest, or Terrorism. 8.11 Post-Incident Analysis. Chapter 9 Traffic Incident Management 9.1 Reserved. 9.2 Emergency Operations at Traffic Incidents. 9.3 Placement of Apparatus and Warning Devices. 9.4 Use of Apparatus as a Blocking Device. Chapter 10 Facility Safety 10.1 Safety Standards. 10.2 Inspections.10.3 Maintenance and Repairs. 10.4 Station Alerting. 10.5 Contamination Control Inside Facilities. Chapter 11 Medical and Physical Requirements 11.1 Medical Requirements.11.2 Physical Performance Requirements. 11.3 Health and Fitness.11.4 Confidential Health Data Base.11.5 Infection Control.11.6 Fire Department Physician.11.7 Fitness for Duty Evaluations. Chapter 12 Behavioral Health and Wellness Programs 12.1 Behavioral Health Program. 12.2 Wellness Program. Chapter 13 Occupational Exposure to Potentially Traumatic Events13.1 General. Chapter 14 Exposure to Contaminants 14.1 Training. 14.2 Prevention and Mitigation.14.3 Risk of Exposure to Contaminants.14.4 Cleaning and Maintenance. 14.5 Mitigation of Contaminant Exposure. 14.6 Incident Contaminant Reduction and Personal Hygiene.14.7 Exposure Reporting Requirements.14.8 Exposure Report Retention and Access. Annex A Explanatory Material Annex B Monitoring Compliance with a Fire Service Occupational Safety, Health, and Wellness Program Annex C Building Hazard Assessment Annex D Risk Management Plan Factors Annex E Selection of Hazardous Materials and CBRN Protective Ensembles Annex F Sample Facility Inspector Checklists Annex G Informational References

This standard shall contain minimum requirements for a fire service–related occupational safety, health, and wellness program.

DevelopmentNote
TIA 21-1, Reference: A.8.8.2, Issue date: 01-Apr-2020 TIA 21-2, Reference: 2.2, 2.3.2, 7.22, A.7.22.1, and A.7.22.1.1, Issue date: 01-Apr-2020
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
111
ProductNote
THIS STANDARD IS REFERS TO : ANSI 107
PublisherName
National Fire Protection Association
Status
Current
Supersedes

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NFPA 1140:2022 Standard for Wildland Fire Protection
NFPA 1582:2022 Standard on Comprehensive Occupational Medical Program for Fire Departments
NFPA 1583:2022 Standard on Health-Related Fitness Programs for Fire Department Members
NFPA 3000:2024 Standard for an Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response (ASHER) Program
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NFPA 1582 : 2018 COMPREHENSIVE OCCUPATIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAM FOR FIRE DEPARTMENTS
NFPA 1033 : 2014 PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR FIRE INVESTIGATOR
NFPA 1403 : 2018 LIVE FIRE TRAINING EVOLUTIONS
NFPA 1031 : 2014 PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR FIRE INSPECTOR AND PLAN EXAMINER
NFPA 1901:2016 AUTOMOTIVE FIRE APPARATUS
NFPA 101 : 2018 LIFE SAFETY CODE
NFPA 1003:2019 Standard for Airport Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications
NFPA 1982 : 2018 Standard on Personal Alert Safety Systems (PASS)
NFPA 1975:2019 Standard on Emergency Services Work Apparel
NFPA 1221:2019 Standard for the Installation, Maintenance, and Use of Emergency Services Communications Systems
NFPA 1986 : 2017 RESPIRATORY PROTECTION EQUIPMENT FOR TACTICAL AND TECHNICAL OPERATIONS
NFPA 1720:2020 Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations and Special Operations to the Public by Volunteer Fire Departments
NFPA 1051:2020 Standard for Wildland Firefighting Personnel Professional Qualifications
NFPA 1583 : 2015 HEALTH-RELATED FITNESS PROGRAMS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT MEMBERS
NFPA 1983 : 2017 LIFE SAFETY ROPE AND EQUIPMENT FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES
NFPA 1912 : 2016 FIRE APPARATUS REFURBISHING
NFPA 1021 : 2020 Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications
NFPA 10 : 2018 PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
NFPA 1002 : 2017 FIRE APPARATUS DRIVER/OPERATOR PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
NFPA 1407 : 2020 Standard for Training Fire Service Rapid Intervention Crews
NFPA 1001 : 2019 Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications
NFPA 1962 : 2018 CARE, USE, INSPECTION, SERVICE TESTING, AND REPLACEMENT OF FIRE HOSE, COUPLINGS, NOZZLES, AND FIRE HOSE APPLIANCES
NFPA 1561:2020 Standard on Emergency Services Incident Management System and Command Safety
NFPA 1971:2018 Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting
NFPA 1925 : 2018 MARINE FIRE-FIGHTING VESSELS
NFPA 1521:2020 Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer Professional Qualifications
NFPA 1906 : 2016 WILDLAND FIRE APPARATUS
NFPA 1989 : 2019 Standard on Breathing Air Quality for Emergency Services Respiratory Protection
NFPA 1670 : 2017 OPERATIONS AND TRAINING FOR TECHNICAL SEARCH AND RESCUE INCIDENTS
NFPA 1961 : 2020 Standard on Fire Hose
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NFPA 1143 : 2018 WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
NFPA 1581 : 2015 FIRE DEPARTMENT INFECTION CONTROL PROGRAM
NFPA 1855 : 2018 SELECTION, CARE, AND MAINTENANCE OF PROTECTIVE ENSEMBLES FOR TECHNICAL RESCUE INCIDENTS
NFPA 1964 : 2018 SPRAY NOZZLES
NFPA 1991 : 2016 Standard on Vapor-Protective Ensembles for Hazardous Materials Emergencies
NFPA 1999 : 2018 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND ENSEMBLES FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL OPERATIONS
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