Firefighting is a very dangerous career. The risk of injury or death is always there. On scene there are very dangerous chemicals being produced in the atmosphere such as carbon dioxide, hydrochloride, and phosgene. One of the biggest risks of no-scene death or injury is due to improper use of personal protective equipment (P.P.E.).
Safety is anything in the fire service. “Disaster can occur anywhere, and they often occur when we least expect them” (“Codes and Standards”). There are ten pieces of (P.P.E.) that are life saving devices. These ten pieces are a helmet, gloves, protective hood, protective coat, bunker pants, safety shoes, hearing protective, eye protective, SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus), and PASS (Personal alert safety system) device. “Most fire department do not realize that OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) has quite a few requirements for (P.P.E.), for example, CFR 1910.132” (“Failure to meet OSHA and NFPA”). Each one of these pieces is critical for the safety of firefighters. When firefighters are not wearing all of their (P.P.E.) they are putting their lives and the lives of others in danger.
In the fire service personal safety comes first, but some firefighters still do not wear the equipment that are design to save their lives so that they can save others lives. “North Carolina has one of the highest fatality rates in the United State” (“CDC- Directory of NIOSH”). Death rate have gone up in the pass decades. “In 2010 the number of deaths in the U.S. was 87” (“U.S. Fire Administration”). Now most firefighter fatality is heart attacks are due to stress, but still that’s a lot of death due to improper use of (P.P.E.). Safety is everything to a firefighters, it is their number one job.
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...supply can be the different between life and death. “Physical condition of user, and emotional stability of user” (“Essentials of Fire Fighting”188). The cylinder pressure before use is a limitation of the air supply. Training and experience of the user can make a very big different. This personal protective equipment is life saving.
Without this equipment a fire fighter could not done he/her job. Personal protective equipment saves lives, without dough. If a fire fighter is careless enough to forget to wear something design to save their life, then that fire fighter does not need to be a part of a service like that. When a fire fighter does not put their (P.P.E.), not only are they putting their own live on the line they are also putting the lives of their crew on the line. This equipment is design for the safety of a fire fighter there is no excuses not to wear it.
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1.4 – State why and when health and safety control equipment, identified by the principles of protection, should be used relating to types, purpose and limitations of each type, the work situation, occupational use and the general work environment, in relation to: • Collective protective measures • Personal protective equipment (PPE) • Respiratory protective equipment (RPE) • Local exhaust ventilation (LEV) PPE Whilst working on site we wear PPE to eliminate the chances of injury. We wear protective eye glasses as we are using tiles, when cutting and nipping them sharp bits of tile can come off and there’s a chance it could damage your eyes, in this case the glasses will prevent this happening.
When it comes to safety most people think they are safe, and they have a true understanding on how to work safe. Human nature prevents us from harming ourselves. Our instincts help protect us from harm. Yet everyday there are injuries and deaths across the world due to being unsafe. What causes people to work unsafe is one of the main challenges that face all Safety Managers across the world.
"NFPA 1710: Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations, and Special Operations to the Public by Career Fire Departments, 2010 Edition." National Fire Protection Association. N.p., 1 Jan. 2010. Web. .
# Coleman, Ronny J., et al.Fighter's Handbook: Essentials of Firefighting and Emergency Response. Delmar/Thompson Learning, Stamford, CT, 2000.
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This research topic is originated from my experience in working in the fire service since nineteen ninety seven. In the last sixteen years I have moved up the ranks from probationary fire fighter to fire lieutenant. I am currently hold the rank of fire lieutenant. This topic is very important to me because one day at work I can be the Incident Commander on a incident, to the o...
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