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This edition of NFPA 1521 was approved as an American National Standard on July 19, 2002. Origin and Development of NFPA 1521 The first edition of the Standard forFire Department Safety Officer was adopted by the National Fire ProtectionAssociation at theAnnual Meeting in Washington, DC, on May 1619, 1977.A complete revision was completed by the Technical Committee on Fire Service Occupational Safety and Health in 1986 and became the second edition in June 1987. The first two editions were identified as NFPA 1501. In 1992, a complete revision was made, and the identifying number of the standard was changed from NFPA 1501 to NFPA 1521 to fit in the numbering plan for fire service occupa- tional safety and health documents. In 1997, in the fourth revision to NFPA 1521, the committee focused on adding text to differentiate between the roles of incident safety officer (ISO) and health and safety officer (HSO). Since the 1992 edition, numerous questions had arisen concerning the roles and responsibilities, qualifications, and training for each of these positions. The National Fire Academy, with assistance from NFPA staff and technical committee members, developed two courses for the fire service that outlined the differences in these two positions within a fire department. These courses provided an excellent opportunity for the fire service to train personnel who were designated for these critical positions. Consequently, these courses ref- erenced the applicable requirements within this standard. This edition also included sample forms to assist the user with fire station inspections.Additionally, this document showed how each of these positions fits into a fire departments risk management plan. This fifth edition of NFPA 1521 is a reconfirmation. The technical committee members have extracted sections of this document and inserted them in both NFPA 1500, Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program, and NFPA 1561, Standard on Emergency Services Incident Management System. For now, this document and the companion series for fire service occupational safety and medical and health documents continue to provide a plat- form from which fire departments can enhance and improve fire fighter safety. 15211 Technical Committee on Fire Service Occupational Safety John A. Sharry, Chair Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, CA E Donald Aldridge, Lion Apparel, Inc., OH M Glenn P. Benarick, Fairfax County Fire Department, VA U Rep. NFPA Fire Service Section Mary S. Bogucki, Yale University, CT SE Angelo M. Catalano, New York State Association of Fire Districts, NY U Dennis R. Childress, Orange County Fire Authority, CA U Bradd K. Clark, Sand Springs Fire Department, OK U Rep. International Fire Service Training Association Dominic J. Colletti, Hale Products, Inc., PA M Rep. Fire Apparatus Manufacturers Association Scott L. Davidson, Volunteer Firemens Insurance Services, Inc. (VFIS), PA I Phil J. Eckhardt, Mine Safety Appliances Company, PA M Rep. Industrial Safety Equipment Association K. R. Ethridge, Texas Commission on Fire Protection, TX E Don R. Forrest, United Firefighters of Los Angeles City, CA L Rep. International Association of Fire Fighters James C. Goodbread, U.S. Air Force, OK U Curt T. Grieve, Sacramento, CA SE Tom A. Hillenbrand, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., IL RT Jonathan D. Kipp, Primex3, NH I Buck Latapie, USDA Forest Service, DC E John LeCuyer, Aurora Fire Department, CO L George L. Maier, III, New York City Fire Department, NY U Richard A. Marinucci, Farmington Hills Fire Department, MI E Rep. International Association of Fire Chiefs Roger A. McGary, Montgomery County Division of Fire and safety in the proper use of fire department vehicles, tools, equipment, protective clothing, and protective breathing apparatus. This list represents the membership at the time the Committee was balloted on the final text of this edition. Since that time, changes in the membership may have occurred. A key to classifications is found at the back of the document. NOTE: Membership on a committee shall not in and of itself constitute an endorsement of theAssociation or any document developed by the committee on which the member serves. 15212FIRE DEPARTMENT SAFETY OFFICER 2002 Edition Contents Chapter 1Administration 1521 4 1.1Scope. 1521 4 1.2Purpose 1521 4 1.3Equivalency. 1521 4 Chapter 2Referenced Publications. 1521 4 2.1General 1521 4 2.2NFPA Publications. 1521 4 2.3Other Publications 1521 4 Chapter 3Definitions 1521 4 3.1General 1521 4 3.2NFPA Official Definitions 1521 4 3.3General Definitions. 1521 4 Chapter 4Organization 1521 6 4.1Assignment 1521 6 4.2Qualifications of the Health and Safety Officer (HSO) 1521 6 4.3Authority of the Health and Safety Officer (HSO) 1521 6 4.4Qualifications of the Incident Safety Officer (ISO). 1521 6 4.5Authority of the Incident Safety Officer (ISO). 1521 7 Chapter 5Functions of the Health and Safety Officer. 1521 7 5.1Risk Management. 1521 7 5.2Laws, Codes, and Standards. 1521 7 5.3Training and Education 1521 7 5.4Accident Prevention 1521 7 5.5Accident Investigation, Procedures, and Review 1521 8 5.6Records Management and Data Analysis. 1521 8 5.7Apparatus and Equipment 1521 8 5.8Facility Inspection. 1521 8 5.9Health Maintenance 1521 8 5.10Liaison. 1521 8 5.11Occupational Safety and Health Committee 1521 9 5.12Infection Control 1521 9 5.13Critical Incident Stress Management. 1521 9 5.14Postincident Analysis 1521 9 Chapter 6Functions of the Incident Safety Officer. 1521 9 6.1Incident Management System 1521 9 6.2Incident Scene Safety. 1521 9 6.3Fire Suppression. 152110 6.4Emergency Medical Service Operations 152110 6.5Hazardous Materials Operations. 152110 6.6Special Operations 152110 6.7Accident Investigation and Review 152110 6.8Postincident Analysis 152110 Annex AExplanatory Material. 152110 Annex BInformational References. 152113 Index. 152114 15213CONTENTS 2002 Edition NFPA 1521 Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer 2002 Edition NOTICE:An asterisk (*) following the number or letter desig- nating a paragraph indicates that explanatory material on the paragraph can be found in Annex A. Information on referenced publications can be found in Chapter 2 and Annex B. Chapter 1Administration 1.1 Scope. 1.1.1 This standard contains minimum requirements for the assignment, duties, and responsibilities of a health and safety officer and an incident safety of
