The primary focus of the Emergency Response standard would be to protect workers who respond to emergencies as part of their regularly assigned duties. Examples include:
- fire brigades/workplace emergency response teams,
- industrial and municipal firefighters,
- technical rescuers,
- emergency medical service providers, etc.
A secondary focus of the rule would be to protect those workers who may be called upon, from time to time, to respond to emergencies. Examples include:
- skilled support workers such as heavy equipment and crane operators,
- heavy wrecker/rotator operators, etc.
This new standard would replace in its entirety existing 29 CFR 1910.156, Fire Brigades.
Topics in the potential draft standard to be considered by the SBAR panel include:
- Organization Risk Management
- Medical/Fitness Requirements
- Training and Qualifications
- Facility and Equipment Preparedness
- Vehicle Preparedness and Operation
- Pre-Incident Planning and Post-Incident Analysis
- Standard Operating Procedures and Incident Management
- Emergency Incident Operations
- Skilled Support Employer Requirements