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Fire Fighter Health and Safety Program: Implementation
and Management
The Firefighter Health and
Safety Program: Implementation and Management (FHSP) course is designed to
provide the student with an understanding of the major components of a
successful health and safety program showing the steps to take and outside
resources available to develop and manage such a program.
The responsibility of the
department to train employees about safety, to create as safe a work
environment as possible and to correct unsafe behavior according to
established standards and policies is emphasized as they apply to :
- Positive attitude toward
safety
- Understanding laws,
standards and regulations
- Developing a health and
fitness program
- Developing resistance to
stress
- Emergency scene safety
- Safety investigation and
analysis
This course is taught in a
classroom environment and is recommended for all fire service personnel.
Necessary forms used by departments in order to request and schedule
courses for their areas. These forms are not for the field student.
Course Hours:
12
Prerequisite:
None
Reference Text Required:
National Fire Academy Student Manual included at no additional charge,
when available.
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