69A-62.030. Definitions

For purposes of rules 69A-62.030 through 69A-62.036, F.A.C., following definitions apply:

(1) “Abatement date” means a specific date provided by the division on the Notice of Violation on or before which the firefighter employer must correct a violation to avoid penalty. “Abatement” means and includes remediation.

(2) “Calendar year” means a given twelve month period that begins January 1 and ends December 31.

(3) “Establishment” means the single physical location of a workplace where the firefighter employer maintains records necessary to provide evidence of firefighter employer compliance with this rule chapter. Generally, an establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. For firefighter employers engaged in activities that may be physically dispersed, the establishment shall be the Administrative Offices/Headquarters of the agency.

(4) “Fatality” means any firefighter employee death that occurs as a result of workplace injury, illness, or occupational disease and includes a firefighter employee death that results from workplace injury, illness, or occupational disease within one year of the report of the injury, illness, or occupational disease to the Division of Workers’ Compensation of the Department of Financial Services.

(5) “Hazard” means the risk of exposure to materials, processes, or operating procedures or practices that can produce injury, illness, occupational disease, or fatality.

(6) “Illness” or “occupational disease” means any abnormal condition or disorder, other than one resulting from an occupational injury, caused by exposure to environmental factors associated with employment. Illness includes acute and chronic illnesses or diseases caused by inhalation, absorption, ingestion, or direct contact with an environmental factor.

(7) “Investigation” means verification of firefighter employer compliance with the Act or division rule by a firefighter employer including firefighter employer requests, complaint investigations, fatality investigations, and serious safety investigations.

(8) “Serious incident” means any event arising out of the work and in the course of employment, as the result of which a firefighter employee is admitted into a hospital for a minimum period of twenty-four hours.

(9) “Violation” means noncompliance with the Act, a division rule, or an order of the division.

(10) “Workplace” means the physical location where firefighter employees perform their duties and includes the scene of a fire or other emergency. The Firefighter Employer is not responsible for the physical condition of any property not within its control or the control of its governmental unit.

Rulemaking Authority 633.518 FS. Law Implemented 633.518 FS. History–New 9-6-04, Amended 6-30-14, 12-12-17.