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Fire fighters are at significant risk for injury or death due to structural collapse during fire-fighting operations. Structural collapse often occurs without warning. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends that the Incident Commander establish defensive operations and collapse zones when there is potential for a structural collapse during fire-fighting operations.
Fire fighters are at significant risk for injury or death due to structural collapse during fire-fighting operations. Structural collapse often occurs without warning. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends that the Incident Commander establish defensive operations and collapse zones when there is potential for a structural collapse during fire-fighting operations.
Preventing Deaths and Inquires to Fire Fighters by Establishing Collapse Zones at Structure Fires
2014
6 pages
Report
No indication
English
Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Police, Fire, & Emergency Services , Fire Services, Law Enforcement, & Criminal Justice , Industrial Safety Engineering , Building Industry Technology , Accident prevention , Fire fighters , Occupational safety and health , Emergency responders , Fatalities , Fire fighting , Fire safety , Injuries , Risk , Structural collapse