Safety and Health Advisory: Safety and Health Considerations for Junior Firefighters

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This safety and health advisory provides fire departments actions they can take to help protect the health and safety of junior firefighters. Some states have laws allowing junior firefighters to engage in training activities more consistent with their adult counterparts. Performing activities such as live fire training places junior firefighters in an environment with a higher potential for injury and requires appropriate personal protective equipment. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Firefighters Fires Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Personal protective equipment; PPE; Fire fighters; Training; Safety practices; Fire hazards
• Source:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2024-114, 2024 Jul; :1-2
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Safety and Health Advisory
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2024114
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory ; DSI - Division of Science Integration ; DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069832
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:55a81c2223b247c33ce77634a5816537620cd33b24feed30882b0624e1cf744f541cc4a8ca1fc84880f2d7392b9e2684c0135576a9c2c3efe94f2ae21dffab15
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/158549/cdc_158549_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 407.83 KB ]