Zdrowie i gospodarka · 14/07/2010

Preventing Deaths and Injuries of Fire Fighters Using Risk Management Principles at Structure Fires

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability of the publication entitled "Preventing Deaths and Injuries of Fire Fighters Using Risk Management Principles at Structure Fires." The final document can be found at: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/ 2010-153/. Background and Summary of Document: NIOSH has developed this publication to assist the U.S. fire service in preventing fire fighter injuries and deaths at structure fires. Established fire service risk management principles suggest that caution should be exercised in abandoned, vacant and unoccupied structures and in situations where there is no clear evidence indicating that people are trapped inside the structure and can be saved. This publication summarizes fatality statistics from the National Fire Protection Association as well as the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) databases. The publication describes four case studies on the deaths of five fire fighters and injuries to 10 others during fire suppression operations in and around structures with considerable fire involvement where ther