Occupational Safety and Health in the Emergency Services, Revised
Seiten
2025
|
Fifth Edition
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc (Verlag)
978-1-284-30921-8 (ISBN)
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc (Verlag)
978-1-284-30921-8 (ISBN)
A resource for emergency services courses examining the evolution of industrial safety while stressing firefighter life safety initiatives. It explains the Health and Safety Officer’s role in identifying hazards and reducing risks during emergencies, supplemented by case studies, NFPA standards, and discussion questions.
Occupational Safety and Health in the Emergency Services, Revised Fifth Edition provides a comprehensive overview of the many components of occupational safety and health for the emergency services. This updated resource provides a historical look at industrial safety and health and describes how providing a safer emergency services work environment reduces first responder deaths and injuries.
The Revised Fifth Edition describes the qualifications and responsibilities of the Health and Safety Officer, which include monitoring safety conditions, identifying hazards, and acting to lower risks during emergencies.
Occupational Safety and Health in the Emergency Services, Revised Fifth Edition, which focuses on firefighter health and safety, describes how to stay safe and healthy in a high-risk environment and includes the following:
- Thorough coverage of the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives with emphasis on their positive impact when implemented
- Case studies, review and discussion questions, and additional resources for each chapter
- Discussion of standards related to safety and health, including active shooter/hostile event response (ASHER), reducing exposure to fireground toxic contaminants and decontamination procedures, and atypical stress events for first responders
- Discussion of the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program
Find everything you need for a full course of study in the print and digital package: a printed textbook, eBook, assessments, analytics, slides, and flashcards.
Can’t find the digital product you are looking for? Please contact us directly at jbl@mare-nostrum.co.uk to purchase eBooks and Instructor Resources. We’d be happy to help.
Occupational Safety and Health in the Emergency Services, Revised Fifth Edition provides a comprehensive overview of the many components of occupational safety and health for the emergency services. This updated resource provides a historical look at industrial safety and health and describes how providing a safer emergency services work environment reduces first responder deaths and injuries.
The Revised Fifth Edition describes the qualifications and responsibilities of the Health and Safety Officer, which include monitoring safety conditions, identifying hazards, and acting to lower risks during emergencies.
Occupational Safety and Health in the Emergency Services, Revised Fifth Edition, which focuses on firefighter health and safety, describes how to stay safe and healthy in a high-risk environment and includes the following:
- Thorough coverage of the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives with emphasis on their positive impact when implemented
- Case studies, review and discussion questions, and additional resources for each chapter
- Discussion of standards related to safety and health, including active shooter/hostile event response (ASHER), reducing exposure to fireground toxic contaminants and decontamination procedures, and atypical stress events for first responders
- Discussion of the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program
Find everything you need for a full course of study in the print and digital package: a printed textbook, eBook, assessments, analytics, slides, and flashcards.
Can’t find the digital product you are looking for? Please contact us directly at jbl@mare-nostrum.co.uk to purchase eBooks and Instructor Resources. We’d be happy to help.
James (Jimmy) S. Angle is the fire chief of the Palm Harbor, Florida'Fire Rescue Department. He has over 30 years of fire service experience. He also teaches various courses at St. Petersburg College.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 31.01.2025 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Sudbury |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 482 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Arbeits- / Sozial- / Umweltmedizin |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| Technik ► Bauwesen | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-284-30921-5 / 1284309215 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-284-30921-8 / 9781284309218 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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