Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-62 - FIREFIGHTER EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS › Section 69A-62.040 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Part IV of this rule chapter incorporates by reference the
				  definitions for "accident" and "injury" contained in section
				   440.02, F.S., and the definition
				  of "occupational disease" contained in section
				   440.151(2),
				  F.S. Furthermore, with respect to part IV, the following definitions
				  apply:
(1) "Calendar year" means a
				given twelve-month period that begins on January 1 and ends on December
				31.
(2) "Firefighter employee
				representative" means a firefighter employee chosen to serve on a safety
				committee, who does not normally serve in a supervisory capacity.
(3) "Fatality" means a 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 its report to the
				Division of Workers' Compensation of the Department of Financial
				Services.
(4) "Hazard" means the
				risk of exposure to materials, processes, or operating procedures or practices
				that can produce injury, illness, occupational disease, or fatality.
(5) A firefighter employer "identified" means
				a firefighter employer identified by the division as having three or more
				compensable injuries in the period of three calendar years immediately
				preceding adoption of the rule chapter, or thereafter in the most recent period
				of three calendar years.
(6)
				"Incidence Rate" or "Frequency rate" shall be determined by the method
				described in rule  69A-62.023, F.A.C.
(7) "Illness" or "occupational illness" means
				any abnormal condition or disorder, other than one resulting from an 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.
(8) "Safety committee,"
				"workplace safety committee," or "committee" means a group of firefighter
				employer and firefighter employee representatives organized pursuant to this
				rule chapter that actively participates in accident prevention and that
				recommends improvements and promotes safety and health in the workplace. The
				committee is permitted to be part of a government wide unit (municipality,
				county, or special district) workplace safety committee provided that the
				requirements herein specified are met.
(9) "Safety-related incident" means a
				condition, event, or series of events that indicates the existence or
				occurrence of a hazard, regardless of whether the incident contributes to an
				injury, illness, occupational disease, or fatality.
(10) "Safety program" means a particular
				written safety and health program, implemented by a firefighter employer, that:
(a) Provides the means to eliminate, reduce,
				or control recognized hazards in the work or workplace;
(b) Provides the means to eliminate, reduce,
				or control the frequency or severity of workplace injuries and occupational
				diseases;
(c) Is specific to the
				work being performed;
(d) Is
				specific to the environment where the work is being performed; and,
(e) Is easily understood by firefighter
				employees.