Efficacy of a proactive health and safety risk management system in the fire service

• Main Authors: Gerald S. Poplin (Author), Stephanie Griffin (Author), Keshia Pollack Porter (Author), Joshua Mallett (Author), Chengcheng Hu (Author), Virginia Day-Nash (Author), Jefferey L. Burgess (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background This study evaluated the efficacy of a fire department proactive risk management program aimed at reducing firefighter injuries and their associated costs. Methods Injury data were collected for the intervention fire department and a contemporary control department. Workers'...