Occupational safety and health for public safety employees
Subtitle: assessing the evidence and the implications for public policy
By: Tom LaTourrette, David S. Loughran, Seth A. Seabury.
Contributors: Loughran, David S., 1969-; Seabury, Seth A.; Rand Corporation.
Publisher: RAND Corp.; Rand Publishing; RAND Institute for Civil Justice and Infrastructure, Safety and Environment
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 125
ISBN-13: 9780833046215
Subjects: Fire fighters -- Health and hygiene -- United States; Fire fighters -- Protection -- Government policy -- United States; Fire fighters -- Wounds and injuries -- United States; Police -- Health and hygiene -- United States; Police -- Protection -- Government policy -- United States; Police -- Wounds and injuries -- United States; First responders -- Health and hygiene -- United States; First responders -- Protection -- Government policy -- United States; First responders -- Wounds and injuries -- United States; Employee health promotion -- United States; Occupational Health -- United States -- Review; Disability Evaluation -- United States -- Review; Occupational Groups -- United States -- Review; Public Policy -- United States -- Review; Safety Management -- United States -- Review
Genres: Review.
Description: Police officers, firefighters, and other public safety workers face exceptionally high rates of injury and fatality relative to the general workforce. This document provides an analysis of the risk factors associated with different aspects of public safety occupations, to help policymakers in their efforts to improve the health and safety of these employees.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Description of injury and disability compensation for public safety employees; title: What is known about the safety and health of public safety employees?; title: Characterizing current strategies for reducing occupational injuries and illnesses; title: The health of public safety workers relative to other workers; title: Work-related disability and disability retirement among public safety employees; title: Conclusions and policy implications.