Posts Tagged: Osha
OSHA Drops Citations Against North Charleston
WCIV ABC News 4
NORTH CHARLESTON -- Citations issued against the City of North Charleston following a 2010 blaze that sent three firefighters to the hospital have been dropped, sources say. The fire happened on Purity Drive on July 7, 2010.&n…
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NFPA 1710 Staffing and Legal Mandates
Today’s burning question: Are there any Federal laws or requirements that mandate that fire departments comply with or meet NFPA 1710 staffing levels or response times?
Answer: There are no laws that I am aware of on a Federal or state level that di…
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UPDATE: Complete LODD report from San Francisco Fire Department now available,
Report now available for downloading.
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911 Calls Describe Fires Frantic Moments Before Help Arrived
NORTH CHARLESTON - Multiple frantic, desperate onlookers called 911 Friday morning to report a blaze consuming a North Charleston apartment. A mother and two children were trapped in a smoke-filled second-floor at Noisette Creek Apartments until t…
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North Charleston Firefighter Injured in 2010 Blaze Criticizes Department
NORTH CHARLESTON - John Bolton says he's anything but disgruntled. The North Charleston firefighter, who was injured in a 2010 blaze, claims the city is using him as a scapegoat to divert from what he calls the failures of the department during the…
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OSHA: First Job at Scene of Fire is Paperwork
NORTH CHARLESTON - A fire engine races up to a house engulfed in flames. Smoke billows from the burning building. Someone screams for help from the second floor. The captain of the fire crew hears the cry and then ... begins filling out paperwork. …
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San Francisco Fire Department releases report into deaths of Lt. Vincent Perez and FF/PM Anthony Valerio. Flashover caused when glass in sliding door shattered.
Chief says the key factor in the deaths was the window breaking which firefighters had not control over.
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Canadian Case Poses Challenge For Volunteers
There is an important case brewing north of the border that pits volunteer fire departments against the provincial Ministry of Labour in Ontario. It is a case that just as easily could be occurring in US courts, and calls into question whether there shou…
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NIOSH says Bridgeport FD failed to respond to mayday calls in double LODDs. Many failures cited in deaths of Lt. Steve Velasquez & FF Michel Baik.
Read NIOSH report.
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Connecticut OSHA finds 5 serious violations in deaths of two Bridgeport firefighters. 2010 fire killed Lt. Steven Velasquez & Firefighter Michael Baik.
Most of the violations center on SCBA.
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More on Roanoke’s Days Inn fire, NFPA 1584 and Staffing
My point here is this ... multiple fires in a single tour in our department, more often than not; has the same members battling both fires. Multiple fires in DC or PG County may not even see the same companies much less the same members.
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Fire Service Features of Buildings and Fire Protection Systems
Fire Service Features of Buildings and Fire Protection Systems
Fire Service Features of Buildings and Fire Protection Systems is a very useful manual that was developed and published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Departm…
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NIST Report to be Released on Thursday!
BREAKING NEWS>>
CHARLESTON - The long-awaited NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) report on the Sofa Super Store Fire will be released this Thursday, October 28th, in a special meeting with members of the families of the Charlest…
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OSHA Issues Citations for NCFD
NORTH CHARLESTON -- The North Charleston Fire Department has been cited for two violations of workplace safety rules in the handling of a July house fire that left three firefighters injured. Mayor Keith Summey's office on Wednesday released a copy of a …
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Indiana Volunteer Fire Dept Cited by OSHA…. State OSHA… Over Confined Space Rescue
There are a number of misunderstandings about the applicability of OSHA regulations to the fire service, and even more misunderstandings about whether or not OSHA is applicable to volunteers. I made sure to cover those issues in both of my books, but for…
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Rialto Firefighter’s 4th Amendment Rights Violated By Fire Chief’s Search Order
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals just handed down a decision in a case arising from a fire department administrative investigation in Rialto, California.
Firefighter Nicholas Delia of the Rialto Fire Department was under investigation for working while o…
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Three Houston Firefighters Terminated for Racial Notation in Report
3 Houston firefighters have been terminated over a racial slur that appeared in an incident report submitted last March, 2010. The discipline has prompted an angry response from the firefighter’s union who contends that the investigation was shod…
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Another Firefighter Charged with DUI While Driving A Fire Truck
A volunteer firefighter in Madison, South Dakota was arrested last Saturday, September 4, 2010 and charged with driving a fire truck while intoxicated. Unfortunately this is not the first... nor second.... nor even third case like this …
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Westbrook Maine Settlement of Sexual Harassment Claims… Round 3 $850k
A settlement has been reached in the longstanding sexual harassment dispute in Westbrook, Maine. See past blog. And another. And another. Sadly this was the third round of sexual harassment claims - extending back to the early 1990s, an…
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Family Sues FDNY and EMT for Death of Pregnant Woman – Failure to Act
The family of a pregnant woman who accused two FDNY EMTs of refusing to come to her aid in her final moments, have filed suit against the city and one of the EMTs.
Eutisha Rennix died on December 9, 2009 after she suffered an asthma attack at work …
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County City Squabble Ends Fire Based Paramedic Service in Stockton
A four year battle with between the City of Stockton and San Joaquin County over EMS has resulted in the Stockton Fire Department having to discontinue paramedic level services that have been provided for over three decades. This case is one of sev…
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OSHA Investigates Fire
OSHA confirms they are now looking into how the city handled its firefighters during a fire last month.
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OSHA Considers Safety Violations
BREAKING NEWS>>
NORTH CHARLESTON - State workplace safety investigators are mulling possible citations against the North Charleston Fire Department for its handling of a July house fire that left three firefighters injured.
MORE: OSHA Considers…
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Officer Credentialing and Qualifications
It’s no longer acceptable to be functioning and performing in a rank and position of responsibility without the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA) in order to execute those duties in an effective, efficient and compliant manner aligned wit…
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OSHA Levies Record Fine for Refinery Fire in 2005
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA) has just levied penalties against the BP oil giant in the amount of $87,430,000 for its failure to take corrective actions following a deadly explosion ...
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