The purpose and effect of the rule is to simplify the calculation used to identify firefighter employers experiencing a high frequency or severity of injuries in the workplace, and to identify available, reliable data for use in the calculation.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
Division of State Fire Marshal

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
69A-62.023: Criteria for Identifying Firefighter Employers with a High Frequency or Severity of Injuries
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect of the rule is to simplify the calculation used to identify firefighter employers experiencing a high frequency or severity of injuries in the workplace, and to identify available, reliable data for use in the calculation.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Florida firefighter health and safety.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 633.809 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 633.809 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 10:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the Florida Fire Standards and Training Council meeting is adjourned
PLACE: Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, 101 North Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach, FL 32118
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Charles Brush, Safety Program Manager, Bureau of Fire Standards and Training, Division of State Fire Marshal, phone: [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: The person listed above

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.