Fire And Emergency Medical Services Ergonomics A Guide For Understanding And Implementing An Ergonomics Program In Your Department

Fire and Emergency Medical Services Ergonomics; A Guide for Understanding and Implementing an Ergonomics Program in Your Department

Fire and Emergency Medical Services Ergonomics

Offers both small and large, career and volunteer dept's, specific recommend. and examples for applying ergonomics. Contents: intro. to ergonomics and how it can be considered in the fire and emergency med. serv.; med. disorders commonly assoc. with ergonomic hazards (EH); basic steps for estab. a stand-alone ergonomics program (EP) or implementing it as part of an ongoing dept. safety program; identifying EH within your dept.; guidelines for preventing and controlling EH; the role of training in an EP, and an outline of training info.; aspects of a medical mgmt. system incl. both preventative measures and post-injury treat.; methods for reporting injuries and evaluating injury data; how to implement an EP in your dept.; and evaluating the effective. of the EP. Glossary.

Health and Wellness Guide for the Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services (2009 Edition)