Standards for Construction, Repair, and Maintenance of Firefighter Employee Places of Employment and Inspection, Repair and Maintenance of Fire Apparatus

 

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

Division of State Fire Marshal

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

69A-62.024Standards for Construction, Repair, and Maintenance of Firefighter Employee Places of Employment and Inspection, Repair and Maintenance of Fire Apparatus

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 41 No. 35, February 20, 2015 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

Subsections (7) and (8) have been changed to read:

(7) A firefighter employer shall take reasonable measures to prevent, control or reduce exposure and contamination of living and sleeping areas to exhaust emissions. Factors to be considered will vary for each individual fire station based upon: building design, size and construction; the number and types of fire apparatus that are stored or operated at the station; ventilation and air circulation; exhaust and emissions control systems; and monetary or budgetary limitations.

(8) A firefighter employer shall have a written policy that prohibits components of the protective ensemble that are contaminated from being allowed in sleeping/living areas and patient compartments. A firefighter employer shall take reasonable measures to prevent contaminated equipment from being carried in crew passenger areas. Factors to be considered will vary for each individual apparatus based upon: vehicle type, design, and size; the availability or location of storage compartments; and monetary or budgetary limitations.