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Just as safety is a value in your organization, health and
fitness needs to become a value as well. Your personnel, volunteer
or paid, are your most valuable assets and medical and health promotion
programs can lead to a healthier, more productive work force.
With public safety personnel, scientific data suggests a correlation
between a proactive approach to health and fitness and the following:
- a decrease in debilitating occupational injuries
- a reduction in workers' compensation claims
- a decrease in acute and chronic health problems
- decreased sick leave
- a reduction in disability pensions
A commitment of time and financial resources
is necessary
to realize signifcant dividends in the future.
Public Safety Medical Services adheres to the
standards of the National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA), The Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA), and other governing bodies to provide evaluations that will
keep your personnel in the best health possible.
Learn
more about our services
Learn about the
IAFF/IAFC Wellness-Fitness Initiative
The National Fire Protection Association
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The mission of the international nonprofit NFPA is to reduce
the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality
of life by providing and advocating scientifically-based consensus
codes and standards, research, training and education. |
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NFPA encourages the broadest possible participation in code development.
The process is driven by more than 6,000 volunteers from diverse professional
backgrounds who serve on 230 technical code- and standard- development
committees. Throughout the entire process, interested parties are
encouraged to provide NFPA technical committees with input. All NFPA
members then have the opportunity to vote on proposed and revised
codes and standards.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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You have a right to a safe and healthful workplace.
That's why Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970, requiring employers to provide workplaces free
from serious recognized hazards and to comply with occupational
safety and health standards. The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) wants every worker to go home whole
and healthy every day. The agency was created by Congress
to help protect workers by setting and enforcing workplace
safety and health standards and by providing safety and health
information, training and assistance to workers and employers.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Act requires employers
to provide a safe and healthful workplace free of recognized hazards
and to follow OSHA standards. Employers' responsibilities also include
providing training, medical examinations and recordkeeping.
View OSHA's standards by clicking
here
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