FP 108 - Safety in Industry and the Fire Services

Credit Hours: 3

The course defines the province of safety hazards and engineering and covers such topics as accident costs (direct, indirect and hidden), causes of accidents, safety codes and programs, accident investigation, methods of screening employees and fleet safety. Attention will also be given to special and common hazards in industrial plants and fire fighting and to various types of protective clothing and equipment.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

identify the safety hazards in the fire service;
list and explain firefighter safety issues;
apply risk management principals to fire ground decisions;
describe and explain the historical fatal incidents involving various types of firefighting duties;
design and implement a safety program; and
understand the New York State OSHA regulations and N.F.P.A standards by identifying applicable regulations and standards to the training programs.

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