Safety Program Development and

Management

Chapter 10

10-1
 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.

Cont. 10-2
 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.

10-3
 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
10-4
 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

Cont. 10-5
 Essential Elements
• Incident safety officer(s)
• A training program
• Standard operating procedures
• Proper equipment and PPE
• A safety committee
• A department physician

Cont. 10-6
 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

10-7
 Setting Goals and
Objectives 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

10-8
 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

Cont. 10-9
Action Planning

10-10
 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

10-12
 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

10-13
 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

Cont. 10-14
 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

10-15
Developing Standard Operating
Procedures and Safety Policies
• A Guide to Developing Effective Standard Operating
Procedures for Fire and EMS Departments
1. Conduct a needs assessment
2. Develop the SOP
3. Implement the SOP
4. Evaluate the SOP

10-16
USFA SOP Process

10-17
 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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