Safety Program Development and Management 10-1 Chapter 10.

Safety Program Development and Management

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Chapter 10

Learning Objectives

• List the essential elements of a safety and health program.

• Describe the process required for the development of goals and objectives.

• Develop an action plan based on the goals and objectives.

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Learning Objectives

• Perform a cost-benefit analysis.• Describe the relationship of training to the safety and

health program.• Describe the process for developing standard

operating procedures.

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Introduction

• Essential elements of a successful program– Setting of goals and objectives– Action planning– Overcoming barriers– Performing a cost–benefit analysis– Relating the training program to the goals of the safety

program– Developing standard operating procedures

• Information for Life Safety Initiatives 1, 3, 9, and 11 are presented

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Essential Elements

• Top management that is committed to the program• A safety and health program manager• A comprehensive risk management plan• A safety and health policy• Record-keeping system for data analysis

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Essential Elements

• Incident safety officer(s)• A training program• Standard operating procedures• Proper equipment and PPE• A safety committee• A department physician

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Essential Elements

• An accident and injury investigation process• Infection control program• Provisions for critical incident stress management• Access to local, state and national injury and death

statistics• A process to analyze and implement policies to

comply with local all regulations and standards

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Setting Goals andObjectives of the Program

• First step is to determine goals – Broad based statements– Measurable outcome and time frame– Developed by the safety program manager and/or the Safety

Committee

• Objectives– Specific statements of action– Will provide the road-map to reach a goal– Measurable and include reasonable time frames

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Action Planning

• Several components to be considered– List the goal and objective that it is designed for

• Team member’s names

– Be developed by the team that has been assigned the objective

– Should contain very specific step-by-step actions– Often set up in tabular form

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Action Planning

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Cost-Benefit Analysis

• Shows initial outlay will save in future reduction of risk– Some assumptions must be made– Sometimes the data are based on estimations

• Evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a program– Describe, numerically, the cost of the risk currently– Determine cost of the risk after implementation– Determine whether this measure would be effective from a

purely cost standpoint

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Example Cost-Benefit Analysis

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Training

• Direct and close relationship between training and safety

• Training officer or division– Assumes program functions

• Minimum level of training• Ensures responders can

– Handle incident safely– Recognize dangers

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Training-Related NFPA Standards

• NFPA 1401 Recommended Practice for Fire Service Training Reports and Records

• NFPA 1402 Guide to Building Fire Service Training Centers

• NFPA 1403 Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions• NFPA 1404 Standard for Fire Service Respiratory

Protection Training

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Training-Related NFPA Standards

• NFPA 1410 Standard on Training for Initial Emergency Scene Operations

• NFPA 1451 Standard for a Fire Service Vehicle Operations Training Program

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Developing Standard Operating Procedures and Safety Policies

• A Guide to Developing Effective Standard Operating Procedures for Fire and EMS Departments1. Conduct a needs assessment

2. Develop the SOP

3. Implement the SOP

4. Evaluate the SOP

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USFA SOP Process

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Summary

• Safety and health program has many components• Program manager uses these components to

develop processes to implement the program• For most goals and objectives, a cost–benefit

analysis should be performed• Training and safety are very closely related

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