NFPA 1521:2020
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Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer Professional Qualifications
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English
11-24-2019
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Chapter 1 Administration
1.1 Scope.
1.2 Purpose.
1.3 Application.
1.4 Units.
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 NFPA Official Definitions.
3.3 General Definitions.
Chapter 4 Health and Safety Officer
4.1 General.
4.2 Risk Management.
4.3 Laws, Codes, and Standards.
4.4 Training and Education.
4.5 Accident Prevention.
4.6 Accident Investigation, Procedures, and Review.
4.7 Records Management and Data Analysis.
4.8 Apparatus and Equipment.
4.9 Facility Inspection.
4.10 Health Maintenance.
4.11 Liaison.
4.12 Infection Control.
Chapter 5 Incident Safety Officer
5.1 General.
5.2 General Requirements
5.3 Fire Suppression Operations.
5.4 Technical Search and Rescue Operations.
5.5 Hazardous Materials Operations.
5.6 Accident Investigations and Review.
5.7 Post-Incident Analysis (PIA).
Annex A Explanatory Material
Annex B Safety Officer’s Post-Incident Analysis Report
Annex C Sample ISO Incident Checklists
Annex D Explanation of the Professional Qualifications Standards and Concepts of JPRs
Annex E Organization
Annex F Informational References
This standard identifies the minimum job performance requirements (JPRs) for health and safety officer (HSO) and incident safety officer (ISO) for a fire department.
| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
64
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| PublisherName |
National Fire Protection Association
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
| NFPA 1081:2024 | Standard for Facility Fire Brigade Member Professional Qualifications |
| NFPA 1140:2022 | Standard for Wildland Fire Protection |
| NFPA 600:2020 | Facility Fire Brigades |
| NFPA 1500:2021 | Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety, Health, and Wellness Program |
| NFPA 1937:2021 | Standard for the Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Rescue Tools |
| NFPA 350:2022 | Guide for Safe Confined Space Entry and Work |
| NFPA 1006 : 2017 | TECHNICAL RESCUE PERSONNEL PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS |
| NFPA 1582 : 2018 | COMPREHENSIVE OCCUPATIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAM FOR FIRE DEPARTMENTS |
| NFPA 1403 : 2018 | LIVE FIRE TRAINING EVOLUTIONS |
| NFPA 1021 : 2014 | FIRE OFFICER PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS |
| 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 1026 : 2018 | INCIDENT MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS |
| NFPA 1670 : 2017 | OPERATIONS AND TRAINING FOR TECHNICAL SEARCH AND RESCUE INCIDENTS |
| NFPA 1500 : 2018 | FIRE DEPARTMENT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, HEALTH, AND WELLNESS PROGRAM |
| NFPA 1710 : 2020 | Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations, and Special Operations to the Public by Career Fire Departments |
| NFPA 414:2020 | Standard for Aircraft Rescue and Fire-Fighting Vehicles |
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