Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-62 - FIREFIGHTER EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS › Section 69A-62.020 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Unless otherwise specified herein, for purposes of this rule
				  chapter the definitions of the words and terms contained in section
				   440.02, F.S., apply. For the
				  purposes of part II of this rule chapter, unless the context clearly requires
				  otherwise, the following definitions also apply:
(1) "Firefighter Employee Safety and Health
				Remediation Plan" means a written training program developed by a carrier,
				individual self-insurer, self-insurance fund, or firefighter employer or a
				combination thereof for a firefighter employer's implementation when the
				firefighter employer has been identified as having a high frequency or severity
				of injuries or workers' compensation insurance claims that is higher than the
				average for firefighter employers and includes any safety and health program
				which has been adopted by a firefighter employer and approved by the Division.
				It shall serve as a guide to safe work practices for firefighter
				employees.
(2) "Firefighter
				Employer Comprehensive Safety and Health Program" means a particular written
				plan developed from a Workplace Safety and Health Program provided by an
				insurance carrier, group self-insurance fund, individual self-insurer, or by an
				individual firefighter employer. It is designed to ensure that the firefighter
				employer has a structured and integrated safety and health management program
				within its organization, which is specifically designed to reduce or control
				the hazards of the firefighter employer's workplace and the frequency of
				workplace injuries and occupational diseases. Said plan is permitted to be part
				of an overall Workplace Safety and Health Program for the municipality, county,
				special district, or other unit of local government.
(3) "Frequency" means the number of workplace
				injuries and occupational diseases reported to the Division of Workers'
				Compensation, occurring over a one-year period, and resulting in a lost time
				case as defined in subsection (5), below.
(4) "Frequency Rate" means the figure which
				results after using the formula for determining the frequency rate provided in
				rule  69A-62.023, F.A.C.
(5) "Lost Time Case" means an injury or
				illness which results in the firefighter employee requiring initial medical
				care at a medical care facility and involves a loss of time or service beyond
				the time required for initial treatment and his or her inability to return to
				normal duty upon his or her next scheduled work period.
(6) "OSHA" means the Occupational Safety and
				Health Administration as created by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of
				1970, 29 U.S.C. Sections
				651-678.
(7) "Safety and Health Standard" or
				"Standard" means any of the safety and health standards adopted by rule of the
				division and which applies to a specific workplace. These standards are minimum
				standards upon which all safety and health risk assessments can be
				made.
(8) "Safety and Health
				Inspection" means the risk assessment process by division personnel of a
				firefighter employer's work environment as follows:
(a) Analyzing existing conditions and
				operations that may create hazards;
(b) Identifying signs of ineffective safety
				and health policies or practices; and,
(c) Identifying safety and health program
				deficiencies.