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Author : Anonim
Publisher : FEMA
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : U Department of Homeland Security Fema,U. S. Department of Homeland Security
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1482729016
This report analyzes emergency vehicle visibility and conspicuity with an eye toward expanding efforts in these areas to improve vehicle and roadway operations safety for all emergency responders. Emphasis in this report is placed on passive visibility/conspicuity treatments.
Author : U.s. Department of Homeland Security,Federal Emergency Management Agency
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1492943886
Over the past decade, numerous law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services (EMS) workers were injured or killed along roadways throughout the United States. In 2008, as with the prior 10 years, more law enforcement officers died in traffic-related incidents than from any other cause; National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial (NLEOM, 2008) over the past 12 years, an average of one officer per month was struck and killed by a vehicle in the United States. (FBI, 2007) Preliminary firefighter fatality statistics for 2008 reflect 29 of 114 firefighters killed on duty perished in motor vehicle crashes, (USFA, 2009a) similar to figures posted in previous years. According to a 2002 study that aggregated data from several independent sources, at least 67 EMS providers were killed in ground transportation-related events over the 6 years from 1992 to 1997. These sobering facts clearly demonstrate the importance of addressing vehicle characteristics and human factors for reducing the morbidity and mortality of public safety personnel operating along the Nation's highways and byways. Studies conducted in the United States and elsewhere suggest that increasing emergency vehicle visibility and conspicuity holds promise for enhancing first responders' safety when exposed to traffic both inside and outside their response vehicles (e.g., patrol cars, motorcycles, fire apparatus, and ambulances). This report, produced in partnership between the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) and the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA), with support from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), National Institute of Justice (NIJ), analyzes emergency vehicle visibility and conspicuity with an eye toward expanding efforts in these areas to improve vehicle and roadway operations safety for all emergency responders. Emphasis in this report is placed on passive visibility/conspicuity treatments; additional studies are underway on active technologies such as emergency vehicle warning lighting systems. A number of key findings were developed from the examination performed for this report. Principal among these findings is the salient need for additional research on emergency vehicle visibility and conspicuity in the United States. Despite meaningful limitations, the existing visibility/conspicuity research, combined with passenger vehicle lighting and human factors, evokes several potential opportunities for improving the safety of emergency vehicles in the United States using readily available products.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : FEMA
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : United States Fire Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-22
Category : Fire prevention
ISBN : STANFORD:36105211730572
Author : United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Automobile driver education
ISBN : MINN:20000003461601
Author : Daniel Adrian Doss,William H. Glover Jr.,Rebecca A. Goza,Michael Wigginton Jr.
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781482236606
Myriad forms of communication occur within the criminal justice system as judges and attorneys speak to juries, law enforcement officers interact with the public, and the news media presents stories of events in courtrooms. Hindrances abound, however. Law enforcement officers and justice system personnel often encounter challenges that affect their
Author : Gerald Leonard Howett,Law Enforcement Standards Laboratory
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Emergency vehicles
ISBN : UCR:31210024780262
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0160944945
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Ambulance driving
ISBN : IND:30000095210435
From Book's Introduction: As traffic volume increases and the highway and interstate system becomes more complex, emergency responders face a growing risk to their personal safety while managing and working at highway incidents. The purpose of this report is to identify practices that have the potential to decrease that risk, as well as to reduce the number of injuries and deaths that occur while responding to and returning from incidents.
Author : Roman Mars,Kurt Kohlstedt
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : ARCHITECTURE
ISBN : 9780358126607
A beautifully designed guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities, from the creators of the wildly popular 99% Invisible podcast
Author : Hoe-Kyung Jung,Jung Tae Kim,Tony Sahama,Chung-Huang Yang
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1068 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789400765160
These proceedings are based on the 2013 International Conference on Future Information & Communication Engineering (ICFICE 2013), which will be held at Shenyang in China from June 24-26, 2013. The conference is open to all over the world, and participation from Asia-Pacific region is particularly encouraged. The focus of this conference is on all technical aspects of electronics, information, and communications ICFICE-13 will provide an opportunity for academic and industry professionals to discuss the latest issues and progress in the area of FICE. In addition, the conference will publish high quality papers which are closely related to the various theories and practical applications in FICE. Furthermore, we expect that the conference and its publications will be a trigger for further related research and technology improvements in this important subject.
Author : John W. Overton
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781317059974
The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) has been accrediting air and ground transport services since 1991. One of the most significant needs the Commission has recognized is to assist transport services in creating a culture that supports safety and quality for both crews and patients. Most of the helicopter EMS (emergency medical service) accidents and many ground ambulance accidents can be attributed to human factors and systems designs that lead to poor decision-making. Management commitment is vital to create and maintain a culture that supports risk assessment, accountability, professionalism and organizational dynamics. This reference book has been created by CAMTS to address this need directly and comprehensively. It offers a groundbreaking collection of expert insights and practical solutions that can be used by EMS, Fire and Rescue, public and private services, and professional emergency and transport professionals worldwide. Quoting from the foreword written by the late Robert L. Helmreich, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at The University of Texas Human Factors Research Project, 'This is an important book which should be required reading for everyone involved in patient transport, from managers and dispatchers to those at the sharp end... The experienced and able authors and editors of this work use culture as the overarching concept needed to maximize safety while delivering patients expeditiously.'
Author : Stephen S. Solomon,Paul F. Hill
Publisher : Lawyers & Judges Publishing
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781930056466
What causes emergency vehicle accidents, especially with sirens and flashing lights in use? Where do they most often occur? What can emergency services personnel do to prevent these accidents? And, finally, what laws govern the use of these vehicles? Stephen Solomon, an optometrist who has studied perceptual issues for over thirty years, has updated Part One of this complete guide to the safety issues surrounding emergency vehicles. You will learn about the problems with flashing lights, sirens, retroreflective tape, and the color of the vehicle. Many of these safety devices are used in a way that limits their effectiveness. Part Two of this book discusses the law of emergency vehicles on emergency runs. The drivers of police vehicles, fire trucks, and ambulances have the right to ignore, with due caution and acting without reckless disregard, the rules of the road. This section provides a thorough study of the statutory and case law.
Author : Ron Kanterman
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781593704193
There has to be accountability at every level of the organization from the chief to the rookie. Company officers have to step up and remind those under their command of safe operations and related procedures. Accountability at all levels is key to the success of any program, and it’s the key to survival when it comes to firefighter safety. Chief Ron Kanterman's Fire Officer's Guide to Occupational Safety & Health is a guide to safe operations and a healthy work force. Who needs this book? Fire chiefs, fire officers, incident safety officers, and health and safety officers Why? To gain the tools they need to operate the department within some acceptable parameters of safety and occupational health Ask yourself these questions: --Have you made firefighter safety and health a primary value of your organization? --Is there a culture of safety in your fire department? --Do the chief and line officers "walk the walk" and "talk the talk"? Key concepts and resources: --Risk management --Personnel protection (protecting the protectors) --Scene safety --The 16 Life Safety Initiatives and The Courage to be Safe/Everyone Goes Home program --Training --Occupational safety and health --Fitness --Codes and standards that dictate and/or assist within the genre of health and safety