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STONE CHURCH STONE CHURCH VFDVFDSAFETYSAFETY

EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW !EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW !

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

TO BETTER UNDERSTAND CAUSES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND CAUSES OF FIREFIGHTER FATALITIES AND OF FIREFIGHTER FATALITIES AND INJURIESINJURIES

TO UNDERSCORE YOUR PERSONAL TO UNDERSCORE YOUR PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS SAFETY AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESSAND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

TO ELIMINATE OR REDUCE THE RISK TO ELIMINATE OR REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH TO YOU AND OF INJURY OR DEATH TO YOU AND YOUR FELLOW FIREFIGHTERSYOUR FELLOW FIREFIGHTERS

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

TO MAKE BETTER DECISIONS TO MAKE BETTER DECISIONS TO “WEAVE THE FABRIC OF SAFETY” TO “WEAVE THE FABRIC OF SAFETY”

INTO YOUR DEPARTMENTINTO YOUR DEPARTMENT ENSURE THE PROPER USE OF ENSURE THE PROPER USE OF

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTPERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ELIMINATE UNSAFE ACTS THAT ELIMINATE UNSAFE ACTS THAT

INJURE OR KILLINJURE OR KILL

RISK MANAGEMENTRISK MANAGEMENT


WHAT IS IT ?WHAT IS IT ? IT IS ANY ACTIVITY THAT INVOLVES THE IT IS ANY ACTIVITY THAT INVOLVES THE

EVALUATION OF, OR COMPARISON OF EVALUATION OF, OR COMPARISON OF RISKS AND THE DEVELOPMENT, RISKS AND THE DEVELOPMENT, SELECTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SELECTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CONTROL MEASURES THAT CHANGE, CONTROL MEASURES THAT CHANGE, REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE PROBABILITY REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE PROBABILITY OR CONSEQUENCES OR A HARMFUL OR CONSEQUENCES OR A HARMFUL ACTIONACTION


YOUR PROFESSION(REGARDLESS OF YOUR PROFESSION(REGARDLESS OF RANK OR JOB DESCRIPTION)ENTAILS RANK OR JOB DESCRIPTION)ENTAILS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RISKA TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RISK

RISK CAN BE RISK CAN BE ELIMINATED,AVOIDED,SHARED,TRANELIMINATED,AVOIDED,SHARED,TRANSFERRED OR CONTROLLED.SFERRED OR CONTROLLED.


EVERY IDENTIFIABLE RISK IS EVERY IDENTIFIABLE RISK IS A MANAGEABLE RISK!!!!!!!!!!A MANAGEABLE RISK!!!!!!!!!!

YOU ARE THE BEST RISK YOU ARE THE BEST RISK MANAGER WITH RESPECT TO MANAGER WITH RESPECT TO YOUR SPECIFIC OPERATIONS.YOUR SPECIFIC OPERATIONS.


SIMPLE STUFF: SIMPLE STUFF:

- WEARING SEATBELTS- WEARING SEATBELTS

-AVOIDING TRIP HAZARDS-AVOIDING TRIP HAZARDS

-FASTENING YOUR HELMENT -FASTENING YOUR HELMENT PROPERLYPROPERLY


MORE COMPLEXMORE COMPLEX

-STUCTURE FIRES-STUCTURE FIRES

-GASOLINE TANKS LEAKING-GASOLINE TANKS LEAKING

-BUILDING COLLAPSE-BUILDING COLLAPSE


TWO TYPESTWO TYPES

ORGANIZATIONAL RISK ORGANIZATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT

OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENTOPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT


ORGANIZATIONAL:ORGANIZATIONAL:

PROERLY DESIGNED,KEPT UP TO PROERLY DESIGNED,KEPT UP TO DATE, AND FULLY IMPLEMENTED DATE, AND FULLY IMPLEMENTED SOP’S AND RULES AND SOP’S AND RULES AND REGULATIONSREGULATIONS


OPERATIONALOPERATIONAL

TRAINING !!!!!!!TRAINING !!!!!!!


PROCESS OF LOOKING INTO THE PROCESS OF LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE(5 SECONDS TO 5 FUTURE(5 SECONDS TO 5 DECADES)AND LOOKING FOR THINGS DECADES)AND LOOKING FOR THINGS THAT CAN GO WRONGTHAT CAN GO WRONG

DOING SOMETHING UP FRONT TO DOING SOMETHING UP FRONT TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENINGPREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING


WHY ARE THESE SYSTEMS EITHER NOT WHY ARE THESE SYSTEMS EITHER NOT IMPLEMENTED OR NOT ADHERED TOIMPLEMENTED OR NOT ADHERED TO

-ARROGANCE -ARROGANCE (THESE RULES DON’T APPLY TO ME)(THESE RULES DON’T APPLY TO ME)

-IGNORANCE-IGNORANCE(I DON’T KNOW THE RULES)(I DON’T KNOW THE RULES)

-COMPLACENCY-COMPLACENCY(WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE THIS)(WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE THIS)

-ACCEPTANCE-ACCEPTANCE(I DON’T WANT TO CAUSE (I DON’T WANT TO CAUSE TROUBLE)TROUBLE)


LINE OFFICERS AND SENIOR LINE OFFICERS AND SENIOR MEMBERS HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY MEMBERS HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT THE APPROPRIOTE TO ENSURE THAT THE APPROPRIOTE STANDARDS ARE BEING MAINTAINEDSTANDARDS ARE BEING MAINTAINED


DO YOU HAVE THE DO YOU HAVE THE GUTS TO ENFORCE GUTS TO ENFORCE THE THE RULES????????????RULES????????????

AM I RIGHT????AM I RIGHT????

IT IS NOT THE INTENT OF THIS IT IS NOT THE INTENT OF THIS PRESENTATION TO TELL YOU THE PRESENTATION TO TELL YOU THE RIGHT THING TO DO IN EVERY RIGHT THING TO DO IN EVERY SITUATIONSITUATION

THE SENARIOS ARE TO COMPLEX THE THE SENARIOS ARE TO COMPLEX THE SITUATIONS INNUMERABLESITUATIONS INNUMERABLE

AM I RIGHT????????AM I RIGHT????????

IT HOWEVER IS THE INTENT OF THIS IT HOWEVER IS THE INTENT OF THIS PRESENTATION TO MAXIMZE THE PRESENTATION TO MAXIMZE THE LEVEL OF INTREST IN THE CONCEPT LEVEL OF INTREST IN THE CONCEPT OF SAFTEY AND ETHICS.OF SAFTEY AND ETHICS.

ETHICS PLAY A ROLE IN EACH ETHICS PLAY A ROLE IN EACH DECISION YOU MAKE,WHETHER ON DECISION YOU MAKE,WHETHER ON OR OFF THE FIREGROUND!OR OFF THE FIREGROUND!

AM I RIGHT???????AM I RIGHT???????

4 EASY STEPS TO ASSURE YOU ARE 4 EASY STEPS TO ASSURE YOU ARE DOING THE RIGHT THINGDOING THE RIGHT THING

-ALWAYS FOLLOW THE LAWS AND -ALWAYS FOLLOW THE LAWS AND GUIDELINESGUIDELINES

-IF IT SMELLS BAD IT IS-IF IT SMELLS BAD IT IS-ALWAYS BE TRUTHFULL ABOUT THE -ALWAYS BE TRUTHFULL ABOUT THE

FACTSFACTS-ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS-ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT


WHY DO WE NEED IT? WHY DO WE NEED IT?

-TO PRTECT US FROM HARM-TO PRTECT US FROM HARM

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPTMENTEQUIPTMENT

WHEN DO WE NEED ITWHEN DO WE NEED IT

-ANY TIME YOU ARE IN OR COULD -ANY TIME YOU ARE IN OR COULD POTENTIONALY BE PUT IN A POTENTIONALY BE PUT IN A HAZARDOUS SITUATIONHAZARDOUS SITUATION


WHAT IS IT?WHAT IS IT?

-COAT, PANTS,BOOTS,GLOVES,NOMEX -COAT, PANTS,BOOTS,GLOVES,NOMEX HOOD,HELMENT,SCBA AND ETC.HOOD,HELMENT,SCBA AND ETC.

-DO NOT VIEW IT AS OPTIONAL -DO NOT VIEW IT AS OPTIONAL EQUIPNEMTEQUIPNEMT


MAKE SURE IT IS WORN PROPERLYMAKE SURE IT IS WORN PROPERLY INSPECT IT MONTHLYINSPECT IT MONTHLY INSPECT IT AFTER EVERY TIME IT IS INSPECT IT AFTER EVERY TIME IT IS

WORNWORN


IF YOU DON’T CARE ENEOUGH FOR IF YOU DON’T CARE ENEOUGH FOR YOURSELF TO WEAR YOUR PPE HOW YOURSELF TO WEAR YOUR PPE HOW DO YOU EXPECT SOMEONE ELSE TO DO YOU EXPECT SOMEONE ELSE TO CARE ABOUT YOUR CARE ABOUT YOUR WELFARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WELFARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PERSOAL PROTECTIVE PERSOAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT

ACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTABILITY


WHY DO WE NEED ITWHY DO WE NEED IT

-TO INSURE THE SAFTEY AND -TO INSURE THE SAFTEY AND WELLBEING OF ALL MEMBERS ACTIVE WELLBEING OF ALL MEMBERS ACTIVE ON A SCENEON A SCENE


AS AN OFFICER WHAT IS YOUR AS AN OFFICER WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST CONCERN ON ANY GREATEST CONCERN ON ANY SCENE????SCENE????


HOW DO WE ASSURE ALL HOW DO WE ASSURE ALL PERSONELL ARE SAFEPERSONELL ARE SAFE

-BY ESTABLISHING AN -BY ESTABLISHING AN ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM AND MAKE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM AND MAKE SURE IT IS MAINTAINED AND SURE IT IS MAINTAINED AND PRACTICED.PRACTICED.


REMEMBER THAT DISORIENTATION IS REMEMBER THAT DISORIENTATION IS A MAJOR KILLER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!A MAJOR KILLER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TELL SOMEONE IF YOUR NOT SURE TELL SOMEONE IF YOUR NOT SURE WHERE YOU AREWHERE YOU ARE

IF YOU THINK YOUR IN TROUBLE IF YOU THINK YOUR IN TROUBLE THAN YOU ARE IN TROUBLETHAN YOU ARE IN TROUBLE


THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN ASSURE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN ASSURE YOUR DEPARTMENTS YOUR DEPARTMENTS ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM WORKS IS ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM WORKS IS YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SAFETY ENROUTESAFETY ENROUTE


IS YOUR DEPARTMENT READY FOR IS YOUR DEPARTMENT READY FOR THISTHIS


BEFORE YOU GO ENROUTE BEFORE YOU GO ENROUTE REMEMBERREMEMBER

-WHAT TIME OF DAY IS IT-WHAT TIME OF DAY IS IT

-WHAT TYPE OF CALL IS IT-WHAT TYPE OF CALL IS IT

-WHAT ROUTE WILL I TAKE-WHAT ROUTE WILL I TAKE


REMEMBER TO:REMEMBER TO: WEAR YOUR SEAT BELTWEAR YOUR SEAT BELT DRIVE WITHIN POSTED SPEEDLIMITSDRIVE WITHIN POSTED SPEEDLIMITS STOP AND YEILD AT ALL STOP SIGNS STOP AND YEILD AT ALL STOP SIGNS

AND TRAFFIC LIGHTSAND TRAFFIC LIGHTS APPROACH SCENE SLOWLYAPPROACH SCENE SLOWLY


AS A DRIVER EVERYONE ONBOARD IS AS A DRIVER EVERYONE ONBOARD IS AT YOUR MERCYAT YOUR MERCY

AS A PASSENGER REMAIN ALERT AS A PASSENGER REMAIN ALERT AND NOTIFY THE DRIVER TO AND NOTIFY THE DRIVER TO ONCOMING HAZARDSONCOMING HAZARDS YOU ARE ONLY ASKING THE RIGHT OF YOU ARE ONLY ASKING THE RIGHT OF

WAY YOU DON’T JUST TAKE IT.WAY YOU DON’T JUST TAKE IT.

SCENE SAFETY SCENE SAFETY

WHEN ARRIVING ONSCENE REMEMBERWHEN ARRIVING ONSCENE REMEMBER OBSERVE ALL CONDITIONSOBSERVE ALL CONDITIONS STREET ACCESSSTREET ACCESS EXPOSURESEXPOSURES LOCATION OF FIRE AND SMOKELOCATION OF FIRE AND SMOKE POWER LINESPOWER LINES COLLAPSE ZONESCOLLAPSE ZONES

SCENE SAFETYSCENE SAFETY

IN ORDER FOR ANY SCENE TO BE A IN ORDER FOR ANY SCENE TO BE A SAFE SCENE EVERY ONE MUST WORK SAFE SCENE EVERY ONE MUST WORK AS A TEAM AFTER ONE COMMON GOAL.AS A TEAM AFTER ONE COMMON GOAL.

ALWAYS FOLLOW GUIDELINES AND ALWAYS FOLLOW GUIDELINES AND ANYTIME YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT AN ANYTIME YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT AN ORDER ASK FOR CONFIRMATION AS ORDER ASK FOR CONFIRMATION AS NOT TO PUT SOMEONE IN HARMS WAY.NOT TO PUT SOMEONE IN HARMS WAY.


TEAM UNITY MEANS:TEAM UNITY MEANS: ALWAYS ENTER TOGTHERALWAYS ENTER TOGTHER ALWAYS LEAVE TOGTHERALWAYS LEAVE TOGTHER TALK TO EACHOTHERTALK TO EACHOTHER ALWAYS WORK IN TEAMS OF TWO OR ALWAYS WORK IN TEAMS OF TWO OR

MORE.MORE.


LEAVE ALL PERSONAL DIFFERENCES LEAVE ALL PERSONAL DIFFERENCES AT THE FIREHOUSE IF YOU DON’T AT THE FIREHOUSE IF YOU DON’T TRUST YOUR PARTNER THAN HE TRUST YOUR PARTNER THAN HE MOST LIKELY DOSENT TRUST MOST LIKELY DOSENT TRUST YOU!!!!!!!!!!!YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

THAT COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR THAT COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR EVEN DEATH.EVEN DEATH.


IF YOU SEE A HAZARD EITHER IF YOU SEE A HAZARD EITHER TAKECARE OF IT YOURSELF OR TAKECARE OF IT YOURSELF OR REPORT IT TO AN OFFICER.REPORT IT TO AN OFFICER.

NEVER LEAVE A HAZARD TO BE NEVER LEAVE A HAZARD TO BE FOUND BY SOMEONE ELSE.FOUND BY SOMEONE ELSE.

DON’T LET THIS HAPPEN TO ONE OF DON’T LET THIS HAPPEN TO ONE OF US BECAUSE WE ARE TO LAZY TO US BECAUSE WE ARE TO LAZY TO CARE!!!!!CARE!!!!!

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