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Recommended Best Practices for Fire Department Training Program and Annual OSHA Training

Recommended Best Practices for Fire Department Training Program and Annual OSHA Training. Eileen Franko, DrPH, Director DOSH, DOL OFPC Jerry DeLuca Executive Director & CEO NYS Association of Fire Chiefs. Firefighter Fatality. January 2013 – firefighter fatality PESH investigation

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Recommended Best Practices for Fire Department Training Program and Annual OSHA Training

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  1. Recommended Best Practices for Fire Department Training Program and Annual OSHA Training Eileen Franko, DrPH, Director DOSH, DOL OFPC Jerry DeLuca Executive Director & CEO NYS Association of Fire Chiefs

  2. Firefighter Fatality • January 2013 – firefighter fatality • PESH investigation • Notice of Violation for 1910.156(c)(1) • Reasonable abatement period provided • Question came up of what is required for the violation to be considered abated

  3. Firefighter Training Workgroup • DOL convened a workgroup to provide the answer • Office of Fire Prevention and Control • Firemen’s Association of the State of NY • NYS Association of Fire Chiefs • Association of Fire Districts of NYS • County Fire Coordinators Association of the State of NY

  4. What This Session Will Address • The Recommended Best Practices for Fire Department Training Program • Insights from the Workgroup Participants • Annual OSHA Training • PESH Inspections • Notice of Violations • Questions

  5. The Recommended Best Practices for Fire Department Training Program • Exterior Firefighters • Interior Firefighter • Apparatus Operator • Incident Commanders • Fire Training Instructors

  6. Not A Mandate • Can Obtain Training From Various Sources • OFPC • Other Jobs • Drills • Community College • Document –Document - Document

  7. Exterior Firefighter • Basic Exterior Firefighter Operations • Hazmat First Responder • ICS 700 and ICS 100 • CPR Basic First Aid

  8. Interior Firefighters • Firefighter 1 • Equivalent • EF, IFA, (Basic and Intermediate) • Training and Experience • I 100/I700 • CPR /First aid

  9. Apparatus Operator • Exterior or Interior • EVOC • Departmental Training • Pump Operations • Knowledgeable of equipment and limits

  10. Incident Commander • Not always a Chief Officer • Training Superior to the General Membership • Interior FF • General Knowledge of apparatus/pump operations • Knowledge and Training in Incident Command

  11. Demonstrated Knowledge and Experience

  12. Fire and Emergency Ops • Knowledgeable of Fire Suppression • Vehicle Extrication • Special Ops of FD • FD equipment and its limittions

  13. Fire Training Instructor • Must be more knowledgeable than those they are training • More highly trained

  14. Insights from the Workgroup Participants Not a mandate Jointly developed by DOL, OFPC, NYSAFC, FASNY, AFDSNY, NYSFCA Reasonable Expectations – For the safety of firefighters.

  15. Annual OSHA Training • Used to be 15 for new firefighters and 8 hour refresher – HISTORY • Designed to maintain proficiency, knowledge, skills and abilities • Reference best practices for competencies • Required annual training

  16. Annual Training Requirements • Hazardous Materials/Emergency Response • Respiratory Protection • Blood Borne Pathogens • Right to Know • Workplace Violence • Fire Extinguishers (if required to use)

  17. Other Topics • Hazard Recognition • Fire Station Safety • Response Safety • Fire Scene Safety • Protective Clothing • SCBA use • Tools • Equipment

  18. How to Select Other Topics • Injury and illness logs • Interviewing firefighters • Something different from the norm • Near misses

  19. What is the Training Intended to do? • Relate to expected duties and assignments of the firefighters • Provide a means to refresh or evaluate the competencies of the firefighters • Increase the level of safety for the firefighters

  20. What is the Time that Each Training Topic Should Take? • There is no specific timeframe • It depends on the topic • It depends on the audience • It depends on if the attendees understand • It depends on the need

  21. PESH Inspections • Fatality • Complaint • Referrals • Follow-up • Programmed

  22. During the Investigation • Opening Conference • Walk around of the facility • Private Interviews • Questions on training • Documentation of when the training was and who attended • Good to attach a training agenda and length

  23. Notice of Violations • Issued if you are out of compliance • You will be given a specific time frame to come into compliance • Never hesitate to ask for assistance • Document, document, document and when in doubt document!

  24. Thank You For Your Interest Questions?

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