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I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br />'1 <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> <br /> PI.,'OI)(IS[I) O$1!h .qTAIII#',RI)S <br /> F II,l. DLl'fd< I';,;I <br />FIREFJGII]I:I),S hid] '" ", <br /> <br /> If' your city has a voltm/:eer of f~ll-- <br />'l:inle fire dcpartnient, the MinnesoLa ()ccul,a- <br />ti(ma] Safel:y and Ilea]th Division Js propos- <br />in9 the adoption of fire protec'Li.on utah- <br />(lards. A copy of all of the prol)osed <br />standards may be obtained by writing to: <br /> <br />Del)artl~ent of Labor and Industry <br />Occupational Safety and I.lealtl~ l)iv'ision <br />444 I.a'rayel. te Road <br />St. Paul, MN 55101 <br /> <br /> P'l(:a:;e brin9 these proposed stand3rds <br />to till: a'l'.l, eI~l. ion of yoLlr city counc'il and <br /> q,'.~.e~., especially the portion con- <br />cernin9 "training I~equirements': (see <br />following secE'ic;n) which if adol)ted, ~.~ill <br />apl)ly to all volunteer alld full-time depart- <br />merits tha'L recieve state aid (10 or <br />persons i~ the depart~nent). <br /> <br /> Ave [.i],::s(: proposed traill'illg <br />s'Lan~i~'~,',_~ ~l~Propriate for your <br />dew.:~tn?~t? Will the imposition <br />of ti~ese ~.rai~ing standards affect <br />your departr.:ent's ability to recruit <br />and keep volunteers? Should train- <br />ing standards be developed locally by <br />each del)artn~ent instead of being <br />man(la'ted by the state? These are <br />just some of the questions which need~ <br />to be asked. <br /> <br />PROPOSED FIRE BRIGADE TRAINING RF_.QU1REMENTS (1910.156) <br /> <br />1910.156 (a) $ cope & app!ication. <br /> <br />1910.156(b)(1) Organization <br /> <br />This section applies to fire brigades, <br />industrial fire d~;partments, and <br />priw~te or contractual type fire dt:- <br />partments, whenever established by <br />an employer. (Note: By refcrenc(:, <br />il wiU also apply to most cily fire <br />departments with l0 or more fire- <br />fighters.) <br /> <br />Personal protective cquipn-Jent <br />(ILtirements apl'dy only to mefr~[~e['s <br />of fire briga~les performing interior <br />st luctural fire fighting. <br /> <br />The employer must prepare al-~d <br />maint;fin an organizal},anal statel;~eilt <br />or writ.~.cn policy that establishes: <br /> <br />a. the existence of the fire brig:~'Je; <br />b. thcbasicorgarfiz~l:,ona] structu','~'; <br />c. the t)'pe, amount and frequency <br /> of training lo be provkled ~o <br /> fire brigiMe members; <br />d. lhe c):p('cled n~]mber of mom- <br /> bors of ~t~[' fire brigade; <br /> the functions lh:~t l[;a fi~'c <br /> l)ri~',~Mc is to perform. <br /> <br /> <br />