Public Safety Sector Products & Impacts

NIOSH Public Safety-Related Publications and Reports

Ebola

Law Enforcement

Ebola Information for Law Enforcement Professionals in US
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ebola/pdfs/ebolafactsheetlawenforcement.pdf

First Responders

Recommendations on Selection and Use of Personal Protective Equipment for First Responders against Ebola Exposure Hazards
https://iab.gov/Uploads/IAB Ebola PPE Recommendations_10 24 14.pdf

Interim NIOSH Training for Emergency Responders: Reducing Risks Associated with Long Work Hours
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/emres/longhourstraining/

Emergency Medical Service Workers

Interim Guidance for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems and 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) for Management of Patients with Known or Suspected Ebola Virus Disease in the United States

Algorithm for Emergency Medical Services and 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Points

Detailed Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Checklist for Ebola Preparedness

Ebola Virus Disease Screening Criteria for EMS

Additional products are available through these NIOSH activities:

Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Reports

Through the Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program, NIOSH conducts investigations of fire fighter line-of-duty deaths to formulate recommendations for preventing future deaths and injuries. The program does not seek to determine fault or place blame on fire departments or individual fire fighters, but to learn from these tragic events and prevent future similar events. Search for reports of interest. Some recent examples are:

• Career fire captain killed, fire fighter and police officer injured at the scene of a motor vehicle crash – Arkansas
• Wildland Fire Fighter Trainee Suffers Sudden Cardiac Death During Physical Fitness Exercise – California
• Career Fire Fighter Dies After Falling From Aerial Ladder During Training – Florida

Health Hazard Evaluations

A Health Hazard Evaluation is a study of a workplace that is done to learn whether workers are exposed to hazardous materials or harmful conditions and to provide recommendations for protecting these workers. More than 100 Health Hazard Evaluation Reports have been published related to Public Safety workers. You can search for reports of interest. A few examples are:

• Evaluation of Potential Employee Exposures During Crime and Death Investigations at a County Coroner’s Office
• Evaluation of Chemical and Particle Exposures During Vehicle Fire Suppression Training
• Exposure to Hazardous Metals During Electronics Recycling at Four UNICOR Facilities

NIOSH publications

NIOSHTIC-2 is a searchable bibliographic database of occupational safety and health publications, documents, grant reports, and journal articles supported in whole or in part by NIOSH. The links below provide the results of selected searches for several industry segments within the Public Safety sector:

• Fire Fighting
• Law Enforcement
• Corrections
• Emergency Medical Services

These searches can be refined further by users to better meet their particular needs.

NORA Public Safety Council Products

Council products are outlined below. Contact the Sector Coordinator with any questions or comments.

March 2013

National Public Safety Agenda to focus research and intervention efforts

January 2011

A Fact Sheet on Safety and Health in Law Enforcement (2 pages) describes the current situation and NORA goals for prevention then invites participation by interested organizations and individuals. (Spanish)