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Occupational safety and health for public safety employees : assessing the evidence and the implications for public policy
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2008
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Description:"The provision of public safety is one of the most important responsibilities of government, and workers charged with protecting the public, such as police officers and firefighters, are routinely asked to put their own lives at risk. As such, it is no surprise that public safety employees tend to face some of the highest risks of fatal and nonfatal injury. It is therefore an important goal of policymakers to determine ways to help protect public safety employees from work-related illnesses and disease without compromising their ability to do their jobs. This report contributes to this goal by providing an in-depth study of the adverse health risks faced by public safety employees. We conducted thorough literature reviews and new data analysis to detail the frequency and severity of different illnesses and injuries suffered by public safety employees of different ages. We complemented this work with a series of roundtable discussions with numerous public safety personnel, to better understand the opportunities and challenges surrounding policies intended to reduce injuries and illnesses among police officers and firefighters." - p. iii
This research was co-sponsored by the California Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation (CHSWC) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and was conducted under the auspices of the RAND Institute for Civil Justice (ICJ) and the Safety and Justice Program within RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment (ISE).
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Content Notes:Tom LaTourrette, David S. Loughran, Seth A. Seabury.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-125).
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