U S Fire Administration

Federal Emergency Management Agency

This guide is intended to offer both small and large, career and volunteer departments, specific recommendations and example for applying ergonomics. The guide's contents includes an introduction to ergonomics, ergonomic-related disorders, developing an ergonomics program, ergonomic hazards, preventing and controlling ergonomic hazards, training, medical management, procedures for reporting injuries, implementing the ergonomic program, and evaluating program effectiveness.

A Guide for Understanding and Implementing an Ergonomics Program in Your Department

Fire and Emergency Medical Services Ergonomics

Department of Homeland Security

National Fire Data Center

This body of work provides detailed information on the nature of a fire completely destroyed three businesses and damaged several other buildings on the boardwalk in the seaside resort community of Wildwood, New Jersey on August 29, 2000. It will assist policymakers who must decide on allocations of resources between fire and other pressing problems, and within the fire service to improve codes and code enforcement, training, public fire education, building technology, and other related areas.

U S Fire Administration

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