Florida Regulations 69A-62.025: Employer Cancer Prevention Best Practices
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(1) Each employer, as defined in Florida Statutes § 112.191, should strive to achieve the best practices outlined in the Employer Cancer Prevention Best Practices – Self-Assessment Tool, Form DFS-K4-2203, for the prevention of cancer as it relates to personal protective equipment, decontamination, fire suppression apparatus, and fire stations. Form DFS-K4-2203 (Eff. 01/20), which is hereby incorporated by reference, may be obtained on the following link: https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12411; or on the Department’s website: myfloridacfo.com/Division/SFM.
(a) National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1500, Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety, Health, and Wellness Program (2018 Edition), which is hereby incorporated by reference;
(b) NFPA 1582, Standard on Comprehensive Occupational Medical Program for Fire Departments (2018 Edition), which is hereby incorporated by reference;
(c) NFPA 1851, Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting (2020 Edition), which is hereby incorporated by reference;
(d) NFPA 1901, Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus (2016 Edition), which is hereby incorporated by reference;
(e) NFPA 1912, Standard for Fire Apparatus Refurbishing (2016 Edition), which is hereby incorporated by reference; and
(f) Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Safety and Health Considerations for the Design of Fire and Emergency Medical Services Stations (April 2018), which is hereby incorporated by reference and available on the following link: http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12411; or on the following FEMA website: https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/design_of_fire_ems_stations.pdf.
(3) The NFPA standards referenced in paragraphs (2)(a) through (e) are copyrighted materials that cannot be copied but may be: (i) viewed during regular business hours at the Division of State Fire Marshal, 325 John Knox Road, The Atrium, Third Floor, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0322; (ii) viewed during regular business hours at the Florida Administrative Code and Register, R.A. Gray Building, 500 South Bronough Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250; (iii) accessed in a read-only, non-printable, non-downloadable format at the NFPA’s website at https://www.nfpa.org/Codes-and-Standards/All-Codes-and-Standards/Free-access; or (iv) purchased by contacting the NFPA at 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169-7471; Phone 1(800)344-3555; Website www.nfpa.org.
Rulemaking Authority Florida Statutes § 112.1816(6), 633.520(2) FS. Law Implemented 112.1816, 633.520, 633.522 FS. History-New 11-26-20.
(2) The best practices outlined in Form DFS-K4-2203 are based on the following standards:
(a) National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1500, Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety, Health, and Wellness Program (2018 Edition), which is hereby incorporated by reference;
(b) NFPA 1582, Standard on Comprehensive Occupational Medical Program for Fire Departments (2018 Edition), which is hereby incorporated by reference;
(c) NFPA 1851, Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting (2020 Edition), which is hereby incorporated by reference;
(d) NFPA 1901, Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus (2016 Edition), which is hereby incorporated by reference;
(e) NFPA 1912, Standard for Fire Apparatus Refurbishing (2016 Edition), which is hereby incorporated by reference; and
(f) Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Safety and Health Considerations for the Design of Fire and Emergency Medical Services Stations (April 2018), which is hereby incorporated by reference and available on the following link: http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-12411; or on the following FEMA website: https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/design_of_fire_ems_stations.pdf.
(3) The NFPA standards referenced in paragraphs (2)(a) through (e) are copyrighted materials that cannot be copied but may be: (i) viewed during regular business hours at the Division of State Fire Marshal, 325 John Knox Road, The Atrium, Third Floor, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0322; (ii) viewed during regular business hours at the Florida Administrative Code and Register, R.A. Gray Building, 500 South Bronough Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250; (iii) accessed in a read-only, non-printable, non-downloadable format at the NFPA’s website at https://www.nfpa.org/Codes-and-Standards/All-Codes-and-Standards/Free-access; or (iv) purchased by contacting the NFPA at 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169-7471; Phone 1(800)344-3555; Website www.nfpa.org.
Rulemaking Authority Florida Statutes § 112.1816(6), 633.520(2) FS. Law Implemented 112.1816, 633.520, 633.522 FS. History-New 11-26-20.