All fire departments must have a safety and health program in place. Fire departments identified by the Division of Fire Marshal as having a high frequency or severity of work-related injuries among its employees must also have a remediation plan, ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
Division of State Fire Marshal

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
69A-62.021: General Guidelines for Firefighter Employer Comprehensive Safety and Health Programs
69A-62.022: Firefighter Employer Comprehensive Safety and Health Remediation Plan
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: All fire departments must have a safety and health program in place. Fire departments identified by the Division of Fire Marshal as having a high frequency or severity of work-related injuries among its employees must also have a remediation plan, in addition to its safety and health program. These rules establish the requirements for both programs.
SUMMARY: The proposed amendments to Rule 69A-62.021, F.A.C., clarify that its provisions apply to all firefighter employers, not just those employers with a high frequency or severity of workers’ compensation claims. The proposed amendments also provide a new website where a list of proposed courses can be accessed. The proposed amendment to Rule 69A-022, F.A.C., clarifies that the remediation plan for firefighter employers identified as having a high frequency or severity of workers’ compensation claims must submit their remediation programs to the division for approval within one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of notice.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 633.803, 633.804, 633.805, 633.808, 633.813, 633.809, 633.821 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 633.805, 633.807, 633.808, 633.809, 633.821 FS.

IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW (IF NOT REQUESTED, THIS HEARING WILL NOT BE HELD):

DATE AND TIME: Monday, March 19, 2007, 1:00 p.m.

PLACE: William C. Clark Assembly Hall, Florida State Fire College, 11655 N.W. Gainesville Rd., Tallahassee, Florida

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 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Angie Cain, [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 RULES IS: Walter Malo, Safety Program Manager, Bureau of Fire Standards & Training. Phone [phone]

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULES IS:

69A-62.021 General Guidelines for Firefighter Employer Comprehensive Safety and Health Programs.

The following are the guidelines for a Firefighter Employer Comprehensive Safety and Health Program. These guidelines shall be used by all firefighter employers that are notified by the division that they have a high frequency or severity of workers’ compensation claims to prepare their Firefighter Employer Comprehensive Safety and Health Remediation Plan.

(1) through (2) No change.

(3) Safety and Health Training Program. Each firefighter employer shall implement a safety and health training program, which shall address or include:

(a) through (c) No change.

(d) Each Basic Life Support (BLS) and each Advanced Life Support (ALS) provider, as described in Rules 64E-2.002 and 64E-2.003, F.A.C., respectively, shall document that each driver has completed at least a 16-hour course of instruction on driving an authorized emergency vehicle, as defined by Section 316.003(1), F.S., which includes, at a minimum, classroom and behind-the-wheel training as outlined below:

1. No change.

2. Practical.

a. through d. No change.

e. Turn-around-steering technique; fender judgment, road position, controlled braking, controlled acceleration, understeer, oversteer and chassis set. A list of approved courses is posted on the “Firefighter Safety and Health” webpage at http://www.fldfs.com/sfm http://www.fsfc.ufl.edu/Safety Health/ Notices.htm or may be obtained from the Safety Program Office of the Bureau of Fire Standards and Training at [phone]. Fire Department or Training Center requests for the approval of other courses must be directed to the same office.

(e) through (m) No change.

(4) through (7) No change.

Specific Authority 633.804, 633.805, 633.808, 633.821 FS. Law Implemented 633.804,  633.805, 633.807, 633.808, 633.821 FS. History–New 9-6-04, Amended__________.

 

69A-62.022 Firefighter Employer Comprehensive Safety and Health Remediation Plan.

(1) All firefighter employers identified and notified by the division as having a high frequency or severity of work related injuries and illnesses shall submit their Firefighter Employer Comprehensive Safety and Health Remediation Program to the division for approval within one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of notice.

(2) through (4) No change.

Specific Authority 633.803, 633.813, 633.809 FS. Law Implemented 633.809 FS. History–New 9-6-04, Amended_________.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Walter Malo, Bureau of Fire Standards and Training, Division of State Fire Marshal, Department of Financial Services

NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Dave Casey, Chief, Bureau of Fire Standards and Training, Division of State Fire Marshal, Department of Financial Services

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: October 28, 2005

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: December 23, 2005