Abstract
Firefighter fatalities occur during varied areas of the job and inherent to each of these arenas are notable risks that may be identifiable and preventable. The study design was a quantitative, non-experimental design with ethics approval. A retrospective observational study was conducted using data compiled from the three Districts within a Metropolitan Fire and Rescue Service over a 5-year period. Two-hundred-and-ninety (290) cases were identified. Occupational injuries place a huge burden on the workplace and may result in reduction in the service available to the public. If a significant reduction in firefighter injuries is to be realized, fire service leaders must seek a standardize reporting of injuries on duty and near miss incidents in order to develop policies that could assist with the reduction in occupational injuries and deaths amongst firefighters.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 26 Jul 2015 |
| Event | 6th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics - Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, United States of America, Las Vegas, United States Duration: 26 Jul 2015 → 30 Jul 2015 http://chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://ahfe.org/files/AHFE15_FinalProgram.pdf |
Conference
| Conference | 6th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Las Vegas |
| Period | 26/07/15 → 30/07/15 |
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Keywords
- Firefighter fatalities
- Firefighter safety
- Occupational injuries
- metropole fire and rescue service
- injuries on duty
- near miss incidents