Florida Administrative Code › 69 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES › 69A - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 69A-62 - FIREFIGHTER EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS › Section 69A-62.021 - Minimum Requirements for a Firefighter Employer Comprehensive Safety and Health Program

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Safety Policy.
				Each firefighter employer shall issue and make available to all firefighter
				employees a safety policy containing a clear and concise view of the
				firefighter employer's determination that safety and health management shall be
				of primary importance and that all employment and places of employment shall be
				free of recognizable workplace and environmental hazards. The safety policy
				shall delegate responsibilities with respect to implementing the safety and
				health program.
(2) Safety Policies
				and Procedures. Each firefighter employer shall develop and implement a set of
				safety policies and procedures that shall be at least equivalent to Rules
				 69A-62.001 through
				 69A-62.045, F.A.C.
(3) Safety and Health Training Program. Each
				firefighter employer shall implement a written safety and health training
				program, which shall address or include:
(a)
				Training, by supervisors or trained instructors, of new firefighter employees
				and firefighter employees transferring to new jobs, on the operating procedures
				of vehicles and equipment to be utilized by the firefighter employee.
(b) Instructional training for supervisors
				which includes management, incident command, and control.
(c) Specialized training as required by the
				rules of the division for those firefighter employees and supervisors who
				provide response, rescue and or mitigation to non-traditional fire suppression
				activities.
(d) The firefighter
				employer shall ensure and document that each authorized emergency vehicle
				operator has completed a 16-hour course of instruction on driving an authorized
				emergency vehicle, as defined by Section
				 316.003(1),
				F.S., which includes, at a minimum, classroom and behind-the-wheel training in
				a vehicle of the largest size, type and class used for emergency response by
				the firefighter employer. Additionally, emergency vehicle operators shall be
				familiarized with any firefighter employer vehicles prior to operating the
				vehicle. The training shall consist of the following:
1. Classroom Training.
a. Legal aspects of authorized emergency
				vehicle operators.
b. Selecting
				routes and reporting emergency operation.
c. The practice of defensive
				driving.
d. Accident
				avoidance.
e. Principles of vehicle
				control.
f. Routine safety checks
				of vehicle.
2. Practical.
a. Braking and control braking.
b. Backing; road position, fender judgment
				and steering technique.
c. Slalom;
				steering technique and chassis set.
d. Turn-around-steering technique; fender
				judgment, road position, controlled braking, controlled acceleration,
				understeer, oversteer and chassis set.
A list of approved courses/providers may be obtained from the
				  Safety Program Office of the Bureau of Fire Standards and Training by calling
				  (352)369-2800. Fire Department or Training Center requests for the approval of
				  other courses must be directed to the same
				  office.
(e) Goals and objectives of the safety
				training program(s).
(f) Person(s)
				responsible for safety and the person(s) responsible for the conduct of safety
				training.
(g) Specific method(s) of
				presentation.
(h) A procedure for
				and the analysis of accidents, illnesses and injuries experienced by the
				firefighter employer to determine both the cause of the incident and methods
				for future prevention.
(i) A
				training program outline of classes to be delivered including topics and
				objectives.
(j) A hazard
				identification system.
(k)
				Training. Each firefighter employer shall provide training and education for
				all firefighters and supervisory personnel commensurate with those duties and
				functions that such firefighters and supervisory personnel are expected to
				perform. Such training and education shall be provided to firefighters and
				supervisory personnel before they perform any emergency activities or other
				activities requiring such training. Supervisory personnel shall be provided
				with training and education which is more comprehensive than that provided to
				the general firefighters.